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Album	You	Global	Diff
Technique	5	3.17	+1.83
Close To The Edge	5	3.19	+1.81
Melody A.M.	5	3.21	+1.79
The Renaissance	5	3.24	+1.76
The Yes Album	5	3.31	+1.69
Fragile	5	3.32	+1.68
Music in Exile	5	3.33	+1.67
Juju	5	3.33	+1.67
Ágætis Byrjun	5	3.37	+1.63
Aja	5	3.46	+1.54

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Albums you rated lower than global average

Album	You	Global	Diff
Ellington at Newport	1	3.43	-2.43
Live Through This	1	3.28	-2.28
Entertainment	1	3.25	-2.25
Pink Flag	1	3.21	-2.21
Led Zeppelin II	2	4.12	-2.12
Close To You	1	3.11	-2.11
Modern Kosmology	1	3.08	-2.08
Murder Ballads	1	3.08	-2.08
Apocalypse Dudes	1	2.9	-1.9
This Nation’s Saving Grace	1	2.89	-1.89

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Artist	Albums	Average
Yes	3	5
Beatles	3	4.33

Least Favorite Artists

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Artist	Albums	Average
The Fall	2	1

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Artist	Ratings
Led Zeppelin	2, 5

5-Star Albums (31)

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Illmatic

Nas

5/5

my first that I've listened to before! an absolute, absolute classic rap album with absolutely incredible flow, lyrics, and production, definitely one of the best rap albums oat.

2 likes

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

rip legend, ozzy osbourne! 22-7-25 with that set aside, this was actually a pretty cohesive and enjoyable project. 9.2/10

1 likes

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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

1-Star Albums (17)

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Fishscale

Ghostface Killah

3/5

It's cool. Like the stories, but honestly nothing too crazy here.

Odelay

Beck

2/5

pretty weird album, i guess i just don't really vibe with it

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

4/5

Really, really love these 90s instrumental hip-hop albums. Reminds me of Nujabes / J. Dilla, and very influential as well. Didn't get 5 stars because it didn't absolutely blow my mind away, but well-deserved 4.5 stars.

Debut

Björk

4/5

i like bjork. bjork is good.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

Guns N' Roses does what many other hard rock bands cannot - balance an unapologetically punk attitude, with emotion, meaning, and lyrics that truly reflect the cynical attitude of 1980s LA - raw, hedonistic, and alienated. “Welcome to the jungle, it gets worse here every day / You learn to live like an animal in the jungle where we play” “They’re out to get me / They won’t catch me / I’m [...] innocent” “I used to do a little but a little wouldn’t do it, so the little got more and more”

Doolittle

Pixies

3/5

it's okay

Close To The Edge

Yes

5/5

the first track is genuinely mind-blowing

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

fucking awesome

Illmatic

Nas

5/5

my first that I've listened to before! an absolute, absolute classic rap album with absolutely incredible flow, lyrics, and production, definitely one of the best rap albums oat.

Close To You

Carpenters

1/5

just so, so boring and derivative. no-replay value for me unfortunately

Slayed?

Slade

2/5

my ears hurt

Cypress Hill

3/5

Some tracks are lowk really quite good, e.g. How I Could Kill a Man, and the sound style is very, very influential. With that being said, the second-half of the album ended up just blending together and becoming somewhat bland, so I didn't really catch any stand-outs - it just started sounding like noise.

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

love this guy, neil young. lowkey one of the goats

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

i love this guy, paul simon

Suede

3/5

3/5 for influence.

Nixon

Lambchop

4/5

lowk was really really tired when listening to this, but what i heard sounded pretty damn good im negl

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

There's something always endearing about listening to earlier projects of artists. In fact, sometimes I like it even more than their most acclaimed album (like Section 80 w/ Kendrick). That is not the case here, so the 5 star rating will be reserved for the other Tribe Called Quest album.

Blood, Sweat & Tears

4/5

ya like jazz?

Quiet Life

Japan

1/5

just boring and uninspired, in my opinion. also, why is the band called Japan if they have nothing to do with Japan?

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

don't overthink it God Only Knows and Wouldn't it be Nice are literally all-time great tracks, and the rest of the album doesn't slack off either.

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

really nice. not much to say - it's a classic record, and it has respect, soo..

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

3/5

will i listen again soon - no did i enjoy it - hell yes conclusion - 3/5

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Beatles = chameleon

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

hold up..! his writing is fire?

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

2/5

I listened to that entire album and genuinely can't remember a single track I listened to.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

nothing short of a masterpiece of vocal performance that leaves behind a titanic legacy.

The Doors

3/5

I've heard great things about this album, but for me, while being enjoyable, it simply wasn't all that memorable.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

this album is like 50% mid and 50% pure awesome peak amazing best thing ive ever heard. who cares about the mid? the peak is remembered and immortalized forever. 8/10

Tapestry

Carole King

5/5

this album is like when you're in a shitty abandoned parking lot watching the most beautiful sunset you've ever seen 10/10

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

4/5

ya like jazz? edit: ok, I listened to this a few more times, and can definitely say that jazz grows on you. 7.5/10

The Velvet Underground

3/5

strong start, weaker finish

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

2/5

very, very raw - most tracks are a hit or miss for me.

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

cmon its literally ABBEY ROAD 10/10

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

3/5

this is another one of those folk albums where its enjoyable when you're listening and then you look back and realize you can't remember any of the tracks. 6/10

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

almost goes off the rails but manages to stay on in the end. 8/10

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

2/5

pretty boring, besides like 2 of the tracks. 5/10

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

7/10 very goth

Odessa

Bee Gees

1/5

ill be listening to it, and ill be like, okay okay i get the point that's enough and then i look and there's still 8 tracks and a part of me dies inside 2/10

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

3/5

its like bad radiohead still decent - 6/10

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

bass + hiphop = good album more bass + hiphop = great album my experience in alt-hiphop in a nutshell good album - 8.5/10

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

tightest set of tracks ive heard during this journey so far absolutely no bad tracks here perfection - 10/10

Sister

Sonic Youth

3/5

my first exposure to sonic youth was absolutely pretty crappy but this album is actually decent 6.5/10

Leftism

Leftfield

3/5

bri'ish raves 6/10

The Specials

3/5

mmm its alright. enjoyable in the moment but not super memorable - high 3

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

4/5

good ol' 50s jazz vibes that are immaculate as always 7.9/10 just cus im not too good at distinguishing b/w jazz tracks

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

i read a review about this being music for ford ads and now i cant get the idea out of my head and i hate it and it instantly reduced my enjoyment by 50% 5.4/10

A Night At The Opera

Queen

4/5

incredibly self-indulgant i love it 8.2/10

My Generation

The Who

2/5

you know what, maybe I'm just not a fan of British hard rock, and that's okay. can't love everything!

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

we are out of the rock-pocalypse :tada: soft pop

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

rip legend, ozzy osbourne! 22-7-25 with that set aside, this was actually a pretty cohesive and enjoyable project. 9.2/10

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

moving, beautiful, absolute cinema wonderful - 10/10 these last few days have been the generators apology for the miserable spell it put me through before that

Van Halen

4/5

classic rock record, legendary solo, has some forgettable tracks though

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

1/5

there's nothing wrong with the album perse (besides it being pretty boring), but it doesn't belong on the list.

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

5/5

I love q-tip 9.1/10

Parklife

Blur

4/5

not usually a fan of britpop, but this album is just fun 8.5/10

The La's

2/5

definitely one of the rock albums of all time. could have went without hearing it before I die, tbh

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

1/5

boring, and depressing. -100/10 i would give it a 0 if I could

Paul Simon

4/5

paul simon is a master of combining unusual chord progressions with strong melodic sense and songwriting. it's fair to say that he has earned his spot as one of the most renowned lyricists in Western popular music. 8.5/10

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

well, it was definitely a piece of music. moderately enjoyable! I'm thinking.. 6.1/10

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

5/5

can't understand a word they're saying, but the vibes are simply immaculate

High Violet

The National

4/5

7.5/10

Foo Fighters

2/5

the sound isn't terribly unique, nor memorable

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

3/5

it's just alright. the tracks feel a little bit scattered and all over the place, though.

Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

4/5

very ethereal, sound that somehow still ends up being cohesive. quite enjoyable - 8.2/10 shame that it's not on Spotify anymore though. Could someone like this review when its back?

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

3/5

well, it's just fine. not really sure what the hype around Rolling Stones is about

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

1/5

almost didn't make it all the way through this boring, un-original, slop-filled work. felt more like a collection of loud, annoying songs than an actual album. 1.5/10

Viva Hate

Morrissey

3/5

A shame that someone with such undeniably great music also happens to be Morrissey. With that being said, I can't overlook the undeniable quality of the music. 3/5 Remove some of the questionable lyrics and have another artist, and it's probably at least an 8/10

Pornography

The Cure

4/5

very dissonant - really embodies gothic rock quite well

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

3/5

again, this morrissey guy is unfortunately very good at making music

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

there's nothing strictly wrong with this album besides being a generic and pretty uninspired. it's aight.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

3/5

it got a tad bit TOO experimental at the end

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

2/5

hot take: I did not enjoy this album that much it was just annoying to listen to, and not in the "hard-listening" kind of way, in the "this doesn't sound good and I'm not enjoying it" kind of way

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

5/5

wonderful album - really stays cohesive throughout as well

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

optional challenge: try to count the number of times the word "funk" is said in this album

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

3/5

its aight

Justified

Justin Timberlake

3/5

the main problem with this album is that it's too bloated - there's quite a few pointless tracks here and there. the tracks besides those are quite a vibe though. overall, probably around a 6/10?

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

i love bossa nova holy peak

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

really solid

Dirt

Alice In Chains

3/5

pretty standard grunge

The Band

3/5

the first 4-5 tracks go incredibly hard and then afterwards it's just mid. 5.5/10?

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

1/5

his voice is really annoying ngl its super shaky and it sounds like he recorded it in his basement and even if we overlook that, the songs themselves are not good truly ass 0/10

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

holy shit, that three track run from someone great - all my friends - us v them is astonishingly good even though the rest is not quite as good, I think this album gets at least an 8/10 just for that

The Predator

Ice Cube

3/5

loops and loops

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

3/5

hypnotic loops, and loops, and loops solid 7/10 - can appreciate how foundational this work is to the ambient genre also fun fact, jarre had one of the biggest concerts of all time - 3.5 million in Moscow!

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

1/5

the end of the performances kinda killed it for me ngl

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

2/5

random collision of a bunch of dissonant sounds with random dentist noises in the background and whatever the hell else they recorded this with. chaotic, and weird, sometimes in a good way - mostly in a bad way. 4/10

m b v

My Bloody Valentine

3/5

doesn't quite live up to classics of the shoegaze genre - this work is more scattered and less cohesive than their previous albums, for instance. still high 3/5, i quite enjoy shoegaze

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

3/5

for me, the rolling stones is the "best" (most critically-acclaimed) band, that still falls firmly into the "mid" category for me. So mid. 6/10

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

well this was... interesting to say the least i started losing my sanity a little bit halfway through when I thought I was listening to an ad for powertools rather than an actual album

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

yay my apology for kollaps thanks generator!

Grace

Jeff Buckley

4/5

stone cold cult-classic

Dire Straits

4/5

bluesy-rock really nice - 8/10

The Yes Album

Yes

5/5

another prog rock masterpiece from Yes

The Stooges

2/5

mind numbingly boring unfortunately

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

5/5

amazing vocals, extremely cohesive backing tracks, what else is there to love?

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

Faces

3/5

its aight

Peter Gabriel

4/5

absolute classic.

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

a foundational album that everyone needs to listen to at some point in their lives.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

2/5

a little bit aggressive, a little bit annoying. mostly the later.

Pink Flag

Wire

1/5

is this the mumble rap of post-punk because maybe i just dont get it but its not good kind of just sounds like a mess to me

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

2/5

it's just.. not.. that.. interesting... zzzzz

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

some of the lyrics are certainly outdated as others have mentioned... with that being said, this is one of the most important albums ever. its raw, real, unfiltered, and forced people all over the world to confront raw, unfiltered realities of life in LA at this time. yes, some of the language and perspectives reflect a specific time and mindset, and they can feel uncomfortable today. but to dismiss the album entirely because of that is to ignore its context—and its impact. N.W.A gave a voice to a generation that felt unheard the production is sharp, funky, the delivery itself is still incredible, even by today's standards. its imperfect, but essential, all at the same time. "do I look like... a role model?"

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

full of hits. some of the hits (notably, scar tissue, hit really high points). but the rest of the album is just too inconsistent to be amazing imo (6.5/10)

Hms Fable

Shack

4/5

really not sure why this isn't more popular. really solid, lush and dreamy textures, and some-what "folkish-sounds". great! 8.5/10

Miriam Makeba

4/5

solid stuff 7/10

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

the mid is kinda ass but the rest of the album is so good i dont even care

En-Tact

The Shamen

2/5

this album is approximately twice as long as it should be

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

3/5

funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk 5.5/10

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

holy shit they're cooking

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

4/5

classic from a classic period of a classic artist

Live!

Fela Kuti

3/5

cool, but I'm not too big of a fan of live albums.

Technique

New Order

5/5

really solid & groovy ibiza dance album low 5 stars - 9.01/10

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

not the best beatles album, but still a 4.

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

2/5

torturous listening experience 4/10

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

4/5

severely underrated by this website to be honest. the vib is literally only annoying for like 1-2 songs, and the rest is just beautiful chamber folk

Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

maybe just a bit too long ?

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

3/5

could definetely think of at least like 5 hiphop albums that probably should have been on the list instead of this

Hotel California

Eagles

5/5

I didn't expect this album to be so versatile, to be honest. Low 5.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

sunny, ethereal pop album. embodies LA kind of sound really well - 7.5/10

1999

Prince

3/5

chill party vibes. prince is the washing machine, and we're the laundry. feels like every other track we're going from pop to rock, funk, new-wave, or whatever else. with that being said... bro dropped like 3 hits at the start and then made like 8 9 minute long tracks about having sex or smth?? solid 3

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

1/5

not for me.

Aja

Steely Dan

5/5

really vibing with this

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

holy peak but that one "master" at 3:35 in master of puppets made me jump out of my skin a bit besides that, extremely clean but also goes really hard 9/10

Queens of the Stone Age

3/5

not sure why this was chosen over songs for the deaf - it's still okay, but still... cmon

Suzanne Vega

3/5

its aight

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

3/5

grime isn't for everyone, I guess. still, undeniable quality despite being a grime album. 6/10

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

solid! funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk

Iron Maiden

3/5

high 3 - not their best project but still really solid

Scott 4

Scott Walker

3/5

well its aight

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

2/5

hurts my head to listen to why does he sound like that i think I'm gonna have an aneurysm

Arrival

ABBA

5/5

quality & also packed with hits love abba - 9.1/10

Gold

Ryan Adams

2/5

temu bob dylan

Honky Tonk Masquerade

Joe Ely

1/5

genuine ass :sob:

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

yknow what, it's really long but actually pretty enjoyable

Green

R.E.M.

2/5

boring!

Closer

Joy Division

4/5

solid stuff!

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

1/5

genuine ass

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

5/5

really nice no skips

Achtung Baby

3/5

solid, but some weaker tracks / some of it feels like filler

Play

Moby

3/5

the more melodic tracks are quite nice and everything else is really bad and unlistenable. so, perfect 3/5

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

2/5

-1 star for Morrissey not sure why this book's author is obsessed with his more mediocre albums ngl

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

2/5

too long, and a lot of pointless tracks.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

4/5

much better

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

i mean... this is not really a debatable placement lol 9.5/10

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

4/5

really good stuff. nice little ambient break in-between all the madness. and, yknow, brian eno produced it, because brian eno apparently had his fingers on every piece of music to every exist.

Let It Be

The Replacements

3/5

well, its aight. its one of those albums that has a very strong feeling of "timeliness" like its being bounded to that one era it was created it or whatever. still solid

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

5/5

perfection. I don't even need to listen to the album. 10/10 - and probably the greatest prog rock album of all time.

Sincere

Mj Cole

1/5

73 minutes are we fucking serious

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

2/5

im not too knowledgable about malian music but every track sounds very similar to me. might just be uninitiation