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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Boatman's Call Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	3.2	+1.8
Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters	5	3.23	+1.77
The Age Of The Understatement The Last Shadow Puppets	5	3.25	+1.75
Bad Company Bad Company	5	3.26	+1.74
Pretenders Pretenders	5	3.35	+1.65
Music for the Masses Depeche Mode	5	3.37	+1.63
25 Adele	5	3.37	+1.63
Blue Lines Massive Attack	5	3.38	+1.62
Frank Amy Winehouse	5	3.45	+1.55
Parachutes Coldplay	5	3.46	+1.54

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Band On The Run Paul McCartney and Wings	1	3.67	-2.67
Lust For Life Iggy Pop	1	3.6	-2.6
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols Sex Pistols	1	3.46	-2.46
The Band The Band	1	3.36	-2.36
Ritual De Lo Habitual Jane's Addiction	1	3.19	-2.19
Before And After Science Brian Eno	1	3.09	-2.09
Vauxhall And I Morrissey	1	2.96	-1.96
Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel	2	3.96	-1.96
Infected The The	1	2.92	-1.92
Merriweather Post Pavilion Animal Collective	1	2.9	-1.9

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	2	5

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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

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Moving Pictures

Rush

2/5

Rush has never landed on my radar. They sound like what the love child of led Zeppelin and queen might. This album was some kind of operatic experiment that didn’t land with me. I think this was one of their later albums so maybe I will try an earlier effort before righting them off. 2/5

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

2/5

Like an old friend that you almost forgot about. You can hear the massive influence of elvis here. Buddy was moving away from pure country and into rock and roll. This album is full of classics. 4/5 for history alone. I’m not a lover of this era of two minute/3 chord staples. The Beatles show up soon and start to mix it up

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

3/5

I remember very clearly when these albums came out. This was a huge deal with the man in black being produced by Rick Rubin. Revisiting this was a little bitter sweet. I did very much enjoy reading listening to his covers of personal Jesus and hurt, but much of this album sounds like they wheeled an old man into a studio and gave him some words to sing. The depth and authority of Cash’s voice have left him and the frail tones are effective in song like the title song and also hurt, but on much of this album after 20 years to me is not as effective. 3/5 for nostalgia

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

2/5

The Smiths are another band that never really landed with me, maybe I never liked Morrisseees' whining? Maybe it was too highbrow for a 10 year old. Either way I have mixed feelings about this album. I enjoyed the music a lot. Johnny Marr is really strong on this. Not so much Morissees droning voice. The Joke isn't funny anymore was for me the biggest highlight of an album where all the songs pretty much blend into each other...

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

2/5

This would be the first time I have listened to an entire Dylan album, and it will be the last. I don't get Bob Dylan, I never have and have no interest in trying. I had heard a lot of this before and I managed to get through it, but he isn't my thing.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

2/5

So Steely Dan, early 70s soft rock. A couple of genuine classics here with Reelin in the years, and Do it again which have aged beautifully and I still hear them all the time. The rest of the album sounds like background piano bar music to me. I won’t be looking for this again soon though. 3 stars for writing a couple of bangers though

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

Bad Company

5/5

The Band

1/5

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Such a great hang! I love the accoustic songs sprinkled through this blues rock classic! I could listen to this all day.

Bad

Michael Jackson

4/5

In my opinion this was Jackson’s best album. It was a time when music was so big and he was so famous and the videos were mini oovies. Man in the mirror is the standout for me, but pretty much every song was a single. I don’t think ithe production has aged that well , and obviously neither has Jackson.

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

1/5

Not my thing

Slayed?

Slade

1/5

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Just an incredible listen from start to finish. One for the collection for sure

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

Faces

4/5

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

1/5

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Fucking hell… That’s life changing stuff

Frampton Comes Alive

Peter Frampton

2/5

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

4/5

Just the perfect background to any situation

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

1/5

Just no

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

3/5

Infected

The The

1/5

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

3/5

Raw Power

The Stooges

3/5

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

Just such a vibe

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

3/5

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

4/5

THis album seems to be divisive on here. I loved it! The atmospheric mix of guitar based alternative rock really landed with me.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

One metal album to rule them all

Rio

Duran Duran

3/5

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

2/5

Obviously a classic and hugely influential, but much like Chuck Berry they stuck to a very specific formula until the music world past by.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

The Cars

5/5

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

3 stars for imagine and jealous guy. The rest is a surprisingly bitter and angry to be honest

Sister

Sonic Youth

2/5

The College Dropout

Kanye West

3/5

Back when Kanye was a legit genius. Hip hop is no where near my thing, but I love this album. I’m taking two stars off because these days he is a legit psychopath

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

1/5

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

Brilliant

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

1/5

The Joshua Tree

5/5

Say what you like, but this is a classic

Young Americans

David Bowie

3/5

Brothers

The Black Keys

5/5

Love everything about this album and this band. Just doing their own thing in a world ruled by disposable pop. One of the few current acts that will keep me listening for years to come!

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

3/5

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

Country Life

Roxy Music

3/5

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

1/5

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

3/5

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

This is an actual work of art. Nothing is left behind, it is raw and beautiful and epic. Imagine leaving something so perfect behind for us all to share.

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

2/5

Black Sabbath

5/5

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

2/5

Title track, the boxer, and the only boy in New York are timeless classics. The rest is definitely of a time and it’s just not mine. My father loves it though!

1999

Prince

3/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

5/5

1984

Van Halen

2/5

The Real Thing

Faith No More

3/5