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Album	You	Global	Diff
I See You The xx	5	2.99	+2.01
Shake Your Money Maker The Black Crowes	5	3.29	+1.71
You've Come a Long Way Baby Fatboy Slim	5	3.35	+1.65
Music From Big Pink The Band	5	3.36	+1.64
Eliminator ZZ Top	5	3.38	+1.62
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	5	3.41	+1.59
The ArchAndroid Janelle Monáe	5	3.45	+1.55
Parachutes Coldplay	5	3.46	+1.54
She's So Unusual Cyndi Lauper	5	3.48	+1.52
Welcome to the Afterfuture Mike Ladd	4	2.56	+1.44

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
All Hope Is Gone Slipknot	1	2.7	-1.7
Casanova The Divine Comedy	1	2.67	-1.67
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	2	3.62	-1.62
Low David Bowie	2	3.55	-1.55
Sign 'O' The Times Prince	2	3.45	-1.45
Hail To the Thief Radiohead	2	3.44	-1.44
Sound of Silver LCD Soundsystem	2	3.42	-1.42
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea PJ Harvey	2	3.38	-1.38
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Public Enemy	2	3.37	-1.37
Juju Siouxsie And The Banshees	2	3.33	-1.33

5-Star Albums (28)

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Illmatic

Nas

4/5

Album goes hard. Great rap album I was thinking about listening to NAS this week anyway

2 likes

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

Songs I grew up to.

1 likes

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

Yup sounds like jazz

1 likes

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

2/5

Doesn’t date well. Flavors “YEAH BOOOYYY”s were a small highlight

1 likes

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

5song album?? 13.5min,7.5min,5min,5min,12min songs. Ridiculous! Still sounds excellent. Except for the 8min of car noise and whooshs at the end of the tracks

1 likes

1-Star Albums (3)

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Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

The fact that they came out with this after Bon Scott died with a new lead singer is amazing in itself. Relentlessly rocky,noisy, simple but standing up to time. 4.5/5

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

2/5

Monitor was the only track I enjoyed. Lacking depth and was eventually a grating listen. Got more distorted, more psychedelic sounding and lost the beat the longer the album went on. Lacking vocal midrange but I guess that’s post punk hallmark…

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Good soul album. Starts with Respect one of the best covers. Aretha’s voice was pretty incredible. Enjoyed it but wasn’t wowed.

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

3/5

It’s fine. Not a lot of hits. I knew what I was in for. Went exactly as expected.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

I noticed from Lodi on that Fogerty’s vocals followed the music so much the lyrics were hard to hear. Very echoing bass of the era. Solid album.

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

3/5

I’m not a huge jazz guy. But can appreciate it for what it is. Enjoyed

L.A. Woman

The Doors

3/5

The Riffs sound feminine, the vocals sound gritty.

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

Album goes hard. Great rap album I was thinking about listening to NAS this week anyway

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

Never heard of this artist. Album was nice.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

1/5

The first 4 songs were absolutely terrible. It improved marginally after that with a Prince feeling and acoustic guitar song. Then sounds back into the first few songs again. Comedically bad

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

I don’t know what genre you call this but I’d like more please. This is refreshing new artist to me. Really appreciated it

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

I don’t listen to enough jazz to know what I’m listening to. Sounded great though. Rich dinner party music

Queen II

Queen

3/5

Nothing stood out as a great track off this album

Lost Souls

Doves

2/5

Catch the sun sounded familiar but the remainder was forgettable

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

Pretty good album. Aggressive, oppressive, rowdy. But not any standout tracks personally. As an album tied together

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

1/5

Yuck! Far from incredible! I persevered through it but couldn’t wait for the album to end. Might have sounded better in the 60-70s if you were on drugs??!

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

5/5

54min flew by. Really enjoyed this. It was a vibe. Weird sounds mixed into tracks (farts,babies crying,scratching noises) but not enough to ruin them.

System Of A Down

4/5

I woke up grumpy and it’s been a tough week of work. I needed this for a Friday morning! Holly F-bombs though. Obnoxiously angry music. Gritty,circus sideshow like. Lyrics are the most random ever. Never cared for SOAD in the 90-2000s but appreciate the musical talent. Could never get past the lyrics. If you ignore the words it sounds better.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

3/5

Was fine. But they’re just reworked cover songs. Did I need this?

Dust

Screaming Trees

4/5

Didn’t mind this. Sounds more 70s to me. No song stuck out

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

Songs I grew up to.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

5/5

So good! I was along for the ride the second the first song started. So many 5star songs alone. Loved it

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

3/5

Wasn’t on Spotify. Downbeat

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

2/5

A little boring. The song “ruby baby” felt like a 20min song. Not my favorite album

Smile

Brian Wilson

2/5

Mostly happy songs, good vibrations the only hit. It kind of saved the album at the end 2.5/5stars

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

Can we get the girls to scream a little more? - James Brown asks them to scream every song…

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

2/5

MTV Jackass theme song on it. It was the only song I recognized. Went on too long. Is this post punk? Because I don’t like it

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

No note. Just classic tunes

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

Early OG indie music. Not my favorite REM album but flowed through it.

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

2/5

This was weird prince.

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

Short and sweet.

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

4/5

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

Just a raw rap album.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

5/5

Classic easy listening rock

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

5/5

Such a good album. Back when you could sample anything. Historic

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Springsteen gravely voice over mostly ballads. Was a great album

Destroyer

KISS

3/5

I always expect KISS to be worse than they are. But this was very tame/ vanilla rock. I thought my Spotify was glitching with track1 , but it was just stupid noises.

Sincere

Mj Cole

3/5

Didn’t need a double disc album of this

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

5song album?? 13.5min,7.5min,5min,5min,12min songs. Ridiculous! Still sounds excellent. Except for the 8min of car noise and whooshs at the end of the tracks

Teenager Of The Year

Frank Black

2/5

Not for me

School's Out

Alice Cooper

2/5

Not even schools out was good enough to save this album.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

2/5

Barely tolerated it. This album started to give me a headache and I like Radiohead Not great Radiohead

Tical

Method Man

3/5

Rawwww.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

5/5

Dam great album

Eliminator

ZZ Top

5/5

Smooth as 80g sandpaper but not offensively

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Two Bob Marley & The Wailers albums in one week. Nice change! Skanking to this on a Friday afternoon

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

As I expected of Costello. Pretty dry…

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

2/5

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

What did I just listen to?? Fused soul,funk,swing… hip hop? Each song was different. Wasn’t sure what to expect. But was pleasantly impressed

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

3/5

Not the best beastie album but for a 1989 album it gave the speakers a workout

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

1/5

By track 2 I was ready to turn it off.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Enjoyable, likable, alright. Sexy funky music. Nothing crazy

Achtung Baby

4/5

U2s distinct pop/rock. Good or bad it was fine to listen to. A few really good song on this album- One,mysterious ways etc

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

2/5

Too much cowbell. Ooommf dragged on a bit

The Next Day

David Bowie

2/5

Once it hit the Valentine song it was all over for me

Fleet Foxes

3/5

Modern folk vibes. Mid

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

4/5

Were there any hooks in any songs on this album? I’m not sure there were?! Felt a bit all over the place but also like a journey… Wasn’t expecting to like this

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

3/5

I wouldn’t know the difference between good and bad blues??….

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

2/5

I know I’m supposed to like this and it’s influential but I didn’t like it.

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

4/5

This jazz feels ‘lighter’ to me. Is it because it’s piano jazz? I wouldn’t know because I’m uneducated and stupid. But by “take five” I was enjoying it. This and a Friday afternoon drive home felt pretty good

Paul Simon

4/5

When it’s an album from the early 70s I know that I’ll like it.

The Pleasure Principle

Gary Numan

3/5

M.E = where’s your head at.

Moving Pictures

Rush

3/5

Prob rock, I’m not the biggest fan of it. Feels jokey! YYZ was ok. Tom Sawyer was laughable. The rest was fine but didn’t scratch the itch. Fell short for me 3/5

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

3/5

A couple good singles off this album. It’s very 80s. The sexy time,creepy,cringe 80s. Not my favorite but I tolerated it.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

3/5

I got this album within hours of knowing Ozzy Osbourne passed away. Heavy

Urban Hymns

The Verve

4/5

Kicking off with ‘bitter sweet symphony’ was such a good opener. The album holds a similar tempo throughout. Britpop isn’t upbeat but I loved it

Low

David Bowie

2/5

Weird. But not what I normally think of Bowie weird to sound like. Ambient boring weird. Wasn’t offensive weird, mostly just forgettable. We hit another Low moment with this album

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Smooth Aretha vocals as expected

Bummed

Happy Mondays

2/5

I’ve never heard of this band and don’t care if I never hear of them again

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

A couple good singles from this album. But not great

Traffic

2/5

Wasn’t loving it

In It For The Money

Supergrass

3/5

It was alright. But half the album (disc2) was off ‘I should coco’ and I already listened to that..?

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

Classic album. Great all the way through

Live At Leeds

The Who

3/5

As expected. Poor sound quality live album

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

3/5

Not my vibe but it’s fine

Yeezus

Kanye West

2/5

This album doesn’t date as I remembered it. Has more low points than hight. And I was a big Kanye fan

Doolittle

Pixies

4/5

Thought I would like this and it didn’t disappoint. I always think of the pixies with a different sound to this album. Quite mixed up

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

3/5

Whining 80% of this record. Not obnoxiously but still….

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

2/5

I’m sure I’ve heard this in Mexico once….

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

2/5

Music From Big Pink

The Band

5/5

Great Canadian band

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

4/5

Parachutes

Coldplay

5/5

Really good

The Joshua Tree

5/5

This album takes me back in the day to when I was a kid. I was at my uncle’s house and he’s trying to tell 12yr old me that where the streets have no name is the greatest song made. It’s a pretty good song. But not that great. Still really liked this album

Face to Face

The Kinks

3/5

It ain’t the beetles

Being There

Wilco

3/5

A couple songs from disc2 were pretty good. But mostly just fine. Nothing more, nothing less

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

3/5

Funky,weird,art rock. I’ve never had the desire to put talking heads on. And don’t feel the need to ever listen to this album again.

The Score

Fugees

5/5

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

3/5

Vivid

Living Colour

3/5

Not outstanding

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

Why not call every song neighborhood??? This felt nostalgic.

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

2/5

Not for me

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

3/5

Brit punk. No hate,no love either. It’s was fine and sounded like every other punk album Ive ever listened to

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

3/5

Raspy. My throat hurts just listening to this much falsetto.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

Solid album! This album proves that voice isn’t everything. As a teenager I didn’t get Cat Stevens. But I get it now.

Parklife

Blur

3/5

Decent

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

3/5

No idea what they’re saying. But sounds ok

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

2/5

Apparently I am supposed to like this….

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

3/5

Was this list written in English??

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Ahhh enough with Costello albums!

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

4/5

Really liked this. Early 2010s indie was good

The Doors

4/5

When I think of 60s rock I think of the doors. Iconic album. But Morrison's poetry eww. What was with ‘back door man’??? Would give it a 5star if the keyboardist had calmed down. Was a bit much

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

4/5

Pyromania

Def Leppard

3/5

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Enjoyable. Loved this album

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

Yup sounds like jazz

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

3/5

A bit rocky a bit unusual

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

5/5

Wow really liked this

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

A bit more world music. This was a vibe. No idea what the guys saying or if it’s an African language or Brazilian Portuguese but I liked it.

Calenture

The Triffids

2/5

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

3/5

Not as smooth as commons other albums but really top quality

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

Everyday people was recognizable. The rest was funky

More Specials

The Specials

2/5

Not special

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

5/5

Pretenders

3/5

Doesn’t age well

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

3/5

Sounds like a bunch of Bob Dylan’s

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

3/5

Floodland

Sisters Of Mercy

2/5

Nope

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

2/5

This album made me irritable. Too mixed up and confusing

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

2/5

All songs sound the same. Went on too long. Should’ve ended at track 11

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

3/5

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

3/5

The interview at the end of the special edition album was a nice touch

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

Not bad for disco

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Brilliant record. Loved everything about it

Who's Next

The Who

5/5

Great album

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

4/5

Not as much singing as I remembered from Booker T

Elvis Presley

3/5

What you expect from Elvis

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

A bit mellow and sounds the same. But got better as the album went on

I See You

The xx

5/5

Really love The XX. The beat and her vocals are so good

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

Pretty good for jazz. Aggressively attacking the symbols the whole album

One World

John Martyn

3/5

Listening to this makes me feel like I need to clear my throat

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

3/5

I’ll I wonna do is the only recognizable song for me. And the only thing saving the rating from being a 2

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

4/5

Good reggae

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

I thought I knew this album. But it only sounded vaguely familiar

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

2/5

Doesn’t date well. Flavors “YEAH BOOOYYY”s were a small highlight

Palo Congo

Sabu

3/5

Spanish right?? Sounds more modern than the 50s but I’m not familiar with the music

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Probably disrespectful but it was a mostly uninteresting album. But Homeward Bound was a 5star song on its own

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

4/5

Reminds me of my auntie Yvette’s love of Bonnie Raitt. Was quite enjoyable

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

A classic album. Perfect

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

3/5

Kinda cool

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

2/5

Mediocre

Rubber Soul

Beatles

3/5

Blunderbuss

Jack White

3/5

Riff-rocking out on tangents through out the album. Modern day blues-rock. Nothing amazing on here

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

2/5

After just listening to Morrissey I had hopes this would be better. After the song ‘slow education’ it got progressively worse

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

2/5

What are these lyrics about Morrissy??!!

Pornography

The Cure

2/5

I don’t understand this music

Goo

Sonic Youth

2/5

No my favorite album. I feel like it sounded exactly like the last sonic youth album

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Aphex Twin

3/5

Chill music

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

2/5

Boring

The Trinity Session

Cowboy Junkies

4/5

Quiet,slow,haunting vocals. Really good album

Brothers

The Black Keys

5/5

Reminds me of my early 20s

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Solid album

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

2/5

Only interesting thing I learned while listening to this album was that Leonard was Canadian. I always thought he was British

The Bends

Radiohead

5/5

No my favorite Radiohead album but still a great one

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Gangster

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

3/5