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Album	You	Global	Diff
Ys Joanna Newsom	5	2.79	+2.21
Skylarking XTC	5	3.04	+1.96
Achtung Baby U2	5	3.3	+1.7
The Man Machine Kraftwerk	5	3.31	+1.69
Sulk The Associates	4	2.36	+1.64
Different Class Pulp	5	3.42	+1.58
Metal Box Public Image Ltd.	4	2.42	+1.58
A Rush Of Blood To The Head Coldplay	5	3.44	+1.56
The Stone Roses The Stone Roses	5	3.64	+1.36
Follow The Leader Korn	4	2.65	+1.35

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
James Brown Live At The Apollo James Brown	1	3.46	-2.46
Fever To Tell Yeah Yeah Yeahs	1	3.29	-2.29
Toys In The Attic Aerosmith	1	3.26	-2.26
Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin	2	4.1	-2.1
The Bends Radiohead	2	4.01	-2.01
Siamese Dream The Smashing Pumpkins	2	3.83	-1.83
Black Sabbath Black Sabbath	2	3.82	-1.82
Medúlla Björk	1	2.73	-1.73
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys	2	3.73	-1.73
Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses	2	3.72	-1.72

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Different Class

Pulp · 5 likes

5/5

The zenith of Britpop, and maybe even of the 90s

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk · 2 likes

5/5

Flawless electronic music. Atmospheric and eons ahead of its time.

Hot Fuss

The Killers · 2 likes

3/5

Some great anthems but also some sloppy and half baked ones.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica · 1 likes

4/5

Textbook definition of great thrash.

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers · 1 likes

4/5

Back to back anthems. A near perfect 90s rock record

1-Star Albums (4)

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Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

Textbook definition of great thrash.

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

3/5

Delicate and good blunt songwriting. Midlake as backing band might be the shining stars.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

3/5

Delicate and good blunt songwriting. Midlake as backing band might be the shining stars.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

2/5

Four solid anthems padded around with shrugs.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

3/5

Sparse but funky.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

Some great strings and production that really help some of the strongest (and most ominous) songs shine.

Drunk

Thundercat

2/5

More vibes and a place to show off bass kicks and geeky references. Flows well, but nothing memorable.

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

Some songs hit the existential sound well, but feel often a little too sparse or melodically weak, especially when repeating motifs for several minutes. It's not even that long an album.

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

4/5

Steely Dan can rock out, but still keep that more eclectic side tucked in the pocket for when we need to see it.

Le Tigre

2/5

The glimpses of old school punk attitude shine among more sloppy and half baked ideas

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

If it was less the peculiar ideas of the first half and more of the strong pop craft of the second half, it could just be perfect.

Street Signs

Ozomatli

3/5

N/A - Wasn't on Apple music UK so didn't get the chance to listen.

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

3/5

Funky quack quack

Queens of the Stone Age

2/5

Some dirty riffs but no particularly memorable songs. Surprisingly grunge inspired.

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

2/5

Dreary at times with the acoustic backing, seems like a regression in 1968 for the Stones.

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

2/5

Lots of lush song arrangements but with little in the way of memorability outside of the one obvious hit.

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Pretty consistent and rocked out well.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

4/5

System Of A Down

4/5

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

So peaceful, but seems to be thinned out a little too much.

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

4/5

Divisive presentation but it is still so bold and exciting for a pop album.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

4/5

Ideal for a contemplative rainy morning. Great first listen.

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

3/5

Rock anthems for insurance adverts.

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

3/5

Buffalo Stance is amazing, and it's all just mediocre after that.

Hotel California

Eagles

2/5

It's loses pacing in the middle, but is bookended by two very solid songs.

Basket of Light

Pentangle

4/5

Mesmerising British folk.

The Trinity Session

Cowboy Junkies

3/5

Its sparse but haunting. Really need to be in the right mood, otherwise it can get very mundane.

Sincere

Mj Cole

2/5

Was it really that sincere?

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

3/5

Fun, definitely of its time, but great for when it came from. And clearly influential.

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

3/5

A lot of variety to what I was expecting. Quite fun, if not too long

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

3/5

Sometimes the vocals could grate, but it had some fun moments.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

2/5

A little too long, and some songs become very whiny. Misses out on the cinematic nature of Mellon collie and that hurts it.

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

4/5

Back to back anthems. A near perfect 90s rock record

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

3/5

A quintessential Morrissey album, not truly ground breaking for him.

Different Class

Pulp

5/5

The zenith of Britpop, and maybe even of the 90s

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

Some great slices of pop, but others feel to forced or rigid.

Suzanne Vega

4/5

Illustrates a vivid New York hipster coffee shop C. 1987

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

3/5

Heavy production for 1990 and some good rapping styles but lyrically a little samey and angry.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Works when you think of it as a poetry album. Cohen's delivery is very much like Bob Dylan, more so than his later albums.

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

3/5

Blues from hell, but sometimes seems to want to shock rather than have passion in its weirdness.

Woodface

Crowded House

4/5

It's goofy, sultry and emotionally dense. Great like all of crowded houses stuff.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5

The most ominous beach boys album. Sometimes feels like an anti sunshine pop record. Very immersive.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

3/5

Sometimes, a little too sterile sounding. But there were still some very pretty songs and moments.

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

A blistering and totally unique punk debut.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

4/5

I feel like I've heard this album a hundred times before. Absolutely timeless.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

3/5

While clearly influential, a lot of its style seems neutered and generally quite uninspired. But it's at least consistent.

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

A solid heavy rock record - maybe a bit repetetive but still great.

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

3/5

Smoky vocals over some solid psychedelic sounds. It sounds primitive, but it was one of the first at least.

Imagine

John Lennon

2/5

Pretty tepid, even the big songs.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

Very laid back for a live album. Surprised how many songs I recognised.

The United States Of America

3/5

On the extreme end of psychedelic 60s, sometimes a little too out there but it has some pretty engaging moments.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Many songs have a timeless appeal, but not many I would return to out of the album

Cypress Hill

4/5

The shape of left field hip hop to come.

Violent Femmes

4/5

It has that cliche rock N roll nostalgia feel while also having that folk tinge to it that makes it feel unique.

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

4/5

Sometimes a dirge, but a heavenly one. Wasn't really put of by the vibrato.

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

3/5

Dated sound, still timeless songs. Surprisingly, I was least engaged with the bigger singles.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

5/5

Absolutely bleak and dreary, not really a weak song. Amazing alt rock.

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

2/5

For a live rock and roll album, it's pretty feeble.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

1/5

Miserably dry cock rock. The type that just doesn't have much of a soul.

The White Room

The KLF

4/5

More like a compilation, but great flow and stacked with amazing tracks.

Metal Box

Public Image Ltd.

4/5

Moondance

Van Morrison

3/5

Mix of folk jazz and soul that is unique but does feel a little stagnant at times. Generally quite pretty.

Black Sabbath

2/5

The groundwork they laid was better presented on later records. The more blues inspired ideas on here mostly fall flat.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

A strong start, but lost its footing near the end, and the novelty of the guitar and slap bass wore off quickly too. Definitely too long overall.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

1/5

Surprisingly dull for an artist like James Brown

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

3/5

Some funky samples but it did lose steam in the middle. Classic closer and really the highlight of the whole album.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

2/5

Whole lotta dragging on. Felt derivative and aimless.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

4/5

Many tracks are very pretty. Didn't feel like an hour.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

So fun and lively. Wished I'd checked it out sooner.

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

3/5

Seminal punk with a few dry spells. Overall quite politically charged and these helped it overall.

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

Chilling and hazy.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

It loses steam in the second half and frankly is carried by the final four acoustic cuts. You spend most of the album looking forward to them.

Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Mysterious and evocative. Probably my favourite of his early classics.

Common

4/5

Medúlla

Björk

1/5

Way too abstract at points that it just doesn't seem to have any structure or direction. Only good song really was the last one.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

3/5

Some great anthems but also some sloppy and half baked ones.

Iron Maiden

3/5

A great foundation for their later albums.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

4/5

So slick and easy, impressive for a debut and signs of how good a band they would be.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

Early Sabbath at their heaviest, most psychedelic and progressive. One of their best.

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

2/5

Only a few notable songs. The latter half is incredibly dry.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

The blueprint for heavy metal and a near flawless record.

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Byrds

3/5

Surprised at how experimental it was for its time. Had some good moments throughout.

The Bends

Radiohead

2/5

Why is this so dreary?

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

5/5

Flawless electronic music. Atmospheric and eons ahead of its time.

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

2/5

Excellent last track but mediocre rest of the Album.

Green

R.E.M.

4/5

A solid more pop oriented entry for R.E.M. Should be regarded as one of their stronger ones.

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

3/5

A vibey psychedelic record. A lot of pleasant moments.

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

2/5

Dub elements were pleasant. Otherwise a total snooze.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

1/5

Absolutely tuneless except for a couple songs near the end. The vocals aren't bad but just over the top and grating.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

4/5

So poetic, diverse and fun. Never really lost itself

Achtung Baby

5/5

An excellent reinvention and a perfect example of pop rock for the 90s. Probably their best album.

B-52's

The B-52's

3/5

Goofy and kitschy, but the tone can wear a little thin near the end.

Young Americans

David Bowie

2/5

Some covers had grit near the start but a lot of this just felt unessesary.

Vivid

Living Colour

3/5

Lots of funk but a little dated which hurt the fun factor a little.

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

2/5

It had fun moments but a full 36 minutes of a capella was a little tough to sit through.

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

2/5

Low

David Bowie

4/5

One of bowies most eclectic.

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

A seminal punk and new wave release. The best thing the clash ever did.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

A lot of fun and great vocals. Never overstayed it's welcome. Only a couple filler songs.

The Stone Roses

5/5

Incredibly consistently amazing. A debut album so good they Could have made nothing more and still go down as one of the greats of their time.

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

4/5

A relaxing and meditative listen. Very impressed on first listen.

All Mod Cons

The Jam

4/5

The Jam truly found their muse on this one, and deliver some of their best mod styled tracks.

Slayed?

Slade

3/5

Kinda trashy and overblown but some fun songs here and there.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Maybe not that expansive for 19 songs. But they do rock. And the performances are fun. It makes it feel much shorter than an hour.

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

4/5

Meditative prog with so gorgeous moments. So simple but so well made

Reign In Blood

Slayer

3/5

Might be a little primitive but it doesn't overstay its welcome much. Still very fun.

Ramones

3/5

An obvious blueprint for so many bands. But it's a little stale in its execution and variety.

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

3/5

Dreamy and kinda grippy. But it seemed a little aimless at points.

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

4/5

Lots of great melodies and raps. Pleasantly surprised by how well it flowed, too.

Shadowland

k.d. lang

3/5

Easy going but pretty bland in parts. Lang has a soothing voice though.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

2/5

Some dirgier parts were a little tough to sit through but especially at the start were some solid pop rock.

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

3/5

Hejira

Joni Mitchell

4/5

I would say with a more jazz folk sound is where Joni Mitchell excels most. Some of her most evocative songs on here.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

Got a lot of bluesy and trippy parts. Impressive guitar work too. Just not sure if I'll remember any of the songs for long.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

3/5

Follow The Leader

Korn

4/5

Surprisingly fun, lots of interesting little ideas and didn't really get repetitive despite being an hour long.

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

Great flow, very groovy and some amazing guitar work.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Songs were very stretched out. But I didn't mind. Good vibes.

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Early tracks felt ahead of their time, i just wish some were less sparse. Made the whole album feel longer.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Some pretty moments but it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows for the record.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

3/5

Made for good waiting for the bus in the rain at first. But did feel quite bloated for what it was.

Bad Company

2/5

Some fun moments but pretty forgettable. Decent voice though, not too showy.

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

3/5

Trippy at times but felt a little derivative. Especially at points when it was more improvisation.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

2/5

Pearl

Janis Joplin

3/5

Bubble And Scrape

Sebadoh

3/5

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

4/5

So haunting.

Diamond Life

Sade

4/5

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

2/5

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

4/5

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

Just a chill album really.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

4/5

So many great tunes. Such a confident debut.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

4/5

Great for a rainy morning.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

3/5

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

2/5

Survivor

Destiny's Child

2/5

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

4/5

Their best album.

Buena Vista Social Club

3/5

Guitar Town

Steve Earle

4/5

My Generation

The Who

2/5

Some have aged worse, but it doesn't hold a candle to what they'd do later.

The Next Day

David Bowie

4/5

A strong comeback. Feels like it is influenced by a lot of what he influenced.

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

4/5

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

#1 Record

Big Star

4/5

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

2/5

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

3/5

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

4/5

Skylarking

XTC

5/5

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

3/5

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

War

4/5

I See You

The xx

3/5

Rubber Soul

Beatles

3/5

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

4/5

Doolittle

Pixies

5/5

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Raw Power

The Stooges

2/5

Cafe Bleu

The Style Council

3/5

Document

R.E.M.

3/5

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

Sulk

The Associates

4/5

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

4/5

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

4/5

The Joshua Tree

4/5

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

3/5

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

2/5

Tom Tom Club

3/5

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

3/5

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

3/5

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

4/5

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

3/5

The Doors

4/5

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

4/5

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

3/5

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

3/5

Joanna Newsom

5/5

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Disraeli Gears

Cream

2/5

Dummy

Portishead

3/5

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

3/5

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

3/5

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

3/5

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

2/5

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

4/5

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

4/5

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

3/5

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

4/5

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

4/5

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

4/5