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Album	You	Global	Diff
Every Picture Tells A Story Rod Stewart	5	3.24	+1.76
The Soft Bulletin The Flaming Lips	5	3.28	+1.72
Achtung Baby U2	5	3.3	+1.7
Reggatta De Blanc The Police	5	3.45	+1.55
Fear Of Music Talking Heads	5	3.47	+1.53
Talking Heads 77 Talking Heads	5	3.56	+1.44
Aladdin Sane David Bowie	5	3.61	+1.39
All Things Must Pass George Harrison	5	3.82	+1.18
Harvest Neil Young	5	3.83	+1.17
São Paulo Confessions Suba	4	2.83	+1.17

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
A Love Supreme John Coltrane	1	3.63	-2.63
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar	1	3.61	-2.61
Illmatic Nas	1	3.6	-2.6
Head Hunters Herbie Hancock	1	3.56	-2.56
Blue Joni Mitchell	1	3.49	-2.49
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	1	3.41	-2.41
Mama's Gun Erykah Badu	1	3.25	-2.25
The Blueprint JAY Z	1	3.21	-2.21
Honky Tonk Heroes Waylon Jennings	1	3.14	-2.14
Crazysexycool TLC	1	3.07	-2.07

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Artist	Albums	Average
Talking Heads	3	4.67

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U2	1, 5

5-Star Albums (11)

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Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

1/5

Wow, just horrible. 0/5. No redeeming features. At least the album is short.

2 likes

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

1/5

Oh god, two albums in a row or country and/or western. I am not a fan. Please stop! 1/5

1 likes

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

1/5

Nup, this sucks. 1/5

1 likes

1-Star Albums (25)

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

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Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Alright. Not a huge fan of reggae. 6/10

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

3/5

Thumping good album.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

One of the best ever.

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

5/5

Absolute ripper of a debut album.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

3/5

Nup, he just doesn't do it for me.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

4/5

Nice and dreamy. Missed it when it came out.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

4/5

Bloody good album. Heard bits and pieces of them but never sat down and listened to a complete album. Worth it.

Horses

Patti Smith

3/5

Good, but not something I would listen too. 3/5

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

3/5

I don't hate, but in my opinion far from a classic.

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

2/5

Reminds me of Frank Costanza! Not my type of music 2/5

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

2/5

Pleasant. Not offensive. Not likely to ever listen to it again. 2/5

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

I like Frank Sinatra but this album just seem a little lack-lustre to me.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Full of hits. Loved in then, still thinks it's great. Who can't love lyrics like "Ding, dang, dong, dong, deng, deng, dong, dong, ding, dang". 4/5

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

1/5

Nup, just no. Can't get into this album. 1/5 for me.

All That You Can't Leave Behind

1/5

Pale imitation of a once great band. Boring. 1/5

Close To The Edge

Yes

2/5

Yes .... No! Alright in parts but all too long winded for me. This from someone who likes Pink Floyd. Go Figure. Passable 2/5

Crosby, Stills & Nash

3/5

I liked it a lot. 3 to 3.5 stars

Iron Maiden

4/5

Oh yeah, this is good!

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

3/5

Nice and upbeat. Liked it but not my kind of music.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

2/5

Love Depeche mode but like warm on this album

Smile

Brian Wilson

3/5

Hmmm, I don't know what to make of this album. Very lush and grand. I guess I liked it and definitely worth a listen. 3/5

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

So laid back and cool. Love it. 4.5/5

Common

3/5

Surprisingly good. Would never listen to it but it was real chilled and relaxed. Enjoyed it. 3/5

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

A few great songs otherwise ok. 3.5/5

London Calling

The Clash

2/5

Starts off well, then I found it a bit boring. 2/5

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

1/5

Wow, just horrible. 0/5. No redeeming features. At least the album is short.

The Clash

2/5

Good, but not classic

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

Really good. Like it al lot 4/5

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

2/5

Ho, hum 2/5

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

1/5

Too country and/or western for me. 1/5

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

1/5

Oh god, two albums in a row or country and/or western. I am not a fan. Please stop! 1/5

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

2/5

Good listening. Not my cup of tea really. 2/5

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

1/5

Nup, this sucks. 1/5

Teenager Of The Year

Frank Black

4/5

Pleasant surprise, really good 4/5

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

1/5

Yucky 1/5

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

2/5

I quite like it but could only give 2.5/5

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

1/5

To me, and I'm sure this is my fault, it sounds like a rambling mess. 1/5

In Rainbows

Radiohead

5/5

Near perfect album from a great band. Probably their best album. 5/5

Rapture

Anita Baker

2/5

Pleasant listening. 2.5/5

Harvest

Neil Young

5/5

Brilliant 4.95/5

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

Sublime 4/5

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Well, I don't like country and/or western music ... except Johnny Cash. Love it. Especially great are Fulsom Prison Blues, 25 Minutes to Go and Jackson. That June Carter can sing! 4/5

The Specials

3/5

Very special 3.5/5

Untitled (Black Is)

SAULT

3/5

I liked it much more than expected. 3/5

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

1/5

Nup, don't like it 1.5/5

Peter Gabriel

3/5

Good. 3/5

Brothers

The Black Keys

2/5

Just Ok. 2/5

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

3/5

Really good. 3/5

Woodface

Crowded House

4/5

Are the Finn brothers close to the best song writers? Really up there with my favourite albums but just falls shy. Solid 4.5/5

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

I have fond memories of my older brother playing Black Sabbath, Blu Oyster Cold, Led Zepplin, etc loud on Saturday Mornings. Love them. 4.5/5

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

3/5

Not bad for a punk album 3/5

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

3/5

Good old fashioned rock & roll. Solid 3/5

Play

Moby

4/5

Pretty good. 4/5. Lush.

Achtung Baby

5/5

U2 at their peak. Brilliant. 5/5

Tago Mago

Can

1/5

Nup

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

4/5

Great album, but I can only take him in small doses. 4/5

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Some great songs, but overall not for me 3.5/5

Debut

Björk

3/5

It was ok, expected more. 3/5

Protection

Massive Attack

2/5

So, so

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

A revaluation. Really enjoyed this one. I might be a Leonard Cohen convert. 4.5/5

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

3/5

Pretty good

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

3/5

Solid album

The Stone Roses

3/5

Good solid album 3.5/5

Rage Against The Machine

4/5

Really good. Not on my high rotation but i enjoyed it. 4/5

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

Very deep very purple and oh so good. 4.5/5

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

A couple of good songs but I'm just not a fan. 3/5

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

Quite enjoyable, but not something I would listen to normally. 3/5

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

5/5

Love this album. Been in my collection for many years. Esp like Heaven, Life during wartime and drugs. 5/5

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

3/5

A good listen. 3/5

The Modern Lovers

2/5

Ok. 2.5/5

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

3/5

Pretty good. Some timeless classics. 3.5/5

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

Good listening 3/5

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

3/5

A good album but being a double I feel there is some filler. 3.5/5

Atomizer

Big Black

1/5

Awful.

evermore

Taylor Swift

1/5

Inoffensive but oh, so boring. 1.5/5

Bossanova

Pixies

2/5

Nothing special 2/5

Tidal

Fiona Apple

2/5

Boring, boring, boring. Inoffensive.

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

3/5

Lively, with a few great songs. 3/5

Crazysexycool

TLC

1/5

Ghastly

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

4/5

I like. 4/5

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

3/5

Patchy. Some great songs and some real rubbish. 3/5

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Sublime. 4/5

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

Smooth, good listening 4/5

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

4/5

Now that was really good. Need to listen to more kraftwerk!

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

2/5

Pleasant 2.5/5

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

3/5

A good album from my youth. 3/5

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

He is the King. 4/5

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

Love Willie. This is a classic 4.5/5

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

4/5

Great album. 4/5

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

2/5

Not my cup of tea, but a pretty solid listen 2.5/5

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

3/5

Some really lovely music but left me overall flat. Expected more from Brian Eno. 3/5

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

3/5

Great songs. 3.5/5

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

4/5

I really like this. Very whimsical and reminded me of syd Barrett's pink Floyd. 4/5

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

2/5

Interesting. Worth a listen but not for me. 2/5

Odessa

Bee Gees

3/5

Very good. Much better than the disco crap. 3/5

My Generation

The Who

2/5

Alright. Not for me. 2/5

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

Some bloody good tracks. A couple of duds give it a 4.

Illmatic

Nas

1/5

Not awful, but just not for me. 1/5

The Poet

Bobby Womack

3/5

Solid. Groovy. 3/5

The Blueprint

JAY Z

1/5

For what it is, it's ok. Just not for me.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

2/5

Takes me back to my youth. 2.5 /5

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

4/5

Dark. Moody. Love it. 4/5

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

2/5

Worth a listen but that's all. 2/5

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

5/5

As good as it gets. Loved this one. 5/5

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

5/5

Watching the film clip of "Race for the prize" on late night TV years ago was a revelation. Loved them ever since. This album and Yoshimi are both 5/5

Boston

4/5

Good honest listen. 4/5

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

4/5

Simply sublime. Not usually a fan of this type of music, but this is great. 4/5

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

2/5

Ok 2/5

American Idiot