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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Last Of The True Believers Nanci Griffith	4	2.96	+1.04

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Harvest Neil Young	2	3.83	-1.83
Guero Beck	2	3.46	-1.46
Rumours Fleetwood Mac	3	4.46	-1.46
MTV Unplugged In New York Nirvana	3	4.21	-1.21
Queen Of Denmark John Grant	2	3.13	-1.13
Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin	3	4.11	-1.11
Treasure Cocteau Twins	2	3.07	-1.07
A Seat at the Table Solange	2	3.01	-1.01

Popular Reviews

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

The album kinda flew by and felt like it was over sooner than I expected - I wonder if the audience at the performance felt the same way. But hey, if I have a choice between some James Brown and no James Brown, I will take the some.

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Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

While not necessarily my kind of thing (although a younger me ould appreciate how aggressive it is much more), you can certainly why it had so much influence on the genre.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

Skillfully made but this album doesn't really vibe with me for the most part. The Art of Peer Pressure and Money Trees were chef's kiss, though!

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

I kinda look forward to playing this in the background as I'm working on dinner in the evening of a long hot day. Very chill! El cuarto de Tula and Candela were particularly my vibe - I'll need to look up the translation of the lyrics sometime.

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

4/5

A lovely album. I liked every single track - though some more than others. It's certainly going into my regular rotation. I particularly enjoyed Runaway Child, Running Wild.

Guero

Beck

2/5

I was interrupted partway through the elbum and honestly dreaded going back to finish it. There are a few tracks that were alright, but overall this whole album felt to me as a disjointed, chaotic and aimless mess of disparate songs, half of which felt like lacking any semblance of heart whatsoever. Maybe it's just not my vibe or I didn't get some overarching ideas to the album that would have made it worth it. I made it through, but this was very much not for me.

Led Zeppelin

4/5

I wasn't really feeling in the mood for Led Zep but as I reached the third song, I was still hella into the album and really enjoying the groove. I think that says a lot.

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

4/5

You know you're in for a treat when the first song of an album makes you want to sing along, even though it's the first time you've ever heard it. Sure, it's country - twangy, plenty of fiddle - with a woman singing - sweet, of course, though not *quite* saccharine. But the vocals are powerful, and instrumentals work together just *so*, and the storytelling in the songs is great. On top of that, the songs just flow from one to another with impeccable smoothness. A joy to listen to. Even if you're not a fan of the genre, it should be clear a lot of thought and heart went into the album, and that's something worth appreciating.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

A decent album. The first song made me teary eyed. The second one made me laugh. The last one was touching. In between that the rest kinda blurred in a way that a less kind reviewer would call same-y and I would call consistent. Genuine skill and feeling and heart shine throughout, either way.

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

2/5

I couldn't finish this particular album. Somehow it manages to have a lot going on while boring me to tears. I can tell that there's a ot of personal stuff going into it but somehow the music just doesn't make me care. I stopped at the song that had "you better fuck off, better leave me alone" in the chorus. After hearing that said for the third time I just thought: "You know what? I think I will."

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

4/5

This album was not quite what I expected from it, but not in a bad way. It's solid and I only wish I had been more in the mood for this kind of sound today - but even that doesn't detract from the virtues of the album. I can certainly see myself enjoying it more on another day

Paul Simon

3/5

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Nixon

Lambchop

3/5

This was my first encounter with Lambchop. It was... pleasant but fairly forgettable. I found the singer's voice comforting, though.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

3/5

I never quite got the hype around Nirvana. Sure, some songs are good, but then there are some outright dogshit ones too. This album is not an exception.

En-Tact

The Shamen

3/5

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

Timeless

Goldie

2/5

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

An excellent album. I especially liked the first and the last track, they ended up working as a sort of bookends for me.

Sheet Music

10cc

3/5

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

3/5

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

3/5

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

A Seat at the Table

Solange

2/5

One of those albums where I hate to rate them low because the artist is competent and clearly put in the effort... But the end result just doesn't speak to me. If I go through the album feeling bored and just wanting it to be over already, well, it clearly isn't for me.

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

2/5

Liquid Swords

GZA

3/5

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

3/5