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Album	You	Global	Diff
Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine Cee Lo Green	5	2.65	+2.35
Get Behind Me Satan The White Stripes	5	3.38	+1.62
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea PJ Harvey	5	3.38	+1.62
Lust For Life Iggy Pop	5	3.59	+1.41
The Low End Theory A Tribe Called Quest	5	3.7	+1.3
Da Capo Love	4	2.8	+1.2
Kollaps Einstürzende Neubauten	3	1.95	+1.05
I See A Darkness Bonnie "Prince" Billy	4	2.98	+1.02

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Smash The Offspring	1	3.36	-2.36
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	1	3.32	-2.32
Queens of the Stone Age Queens Of The Stone Age	1	3.3	-2.3
Abraxas Santana	2	3.72	-1.72
Superunknown Soundgarden	2	3.64	-1.64
Van Halen Van Halen	2	3.62	-1.62
At Fillmore East The Allman Brothers Band	2	3.37	-1.37
Ready To Die The Notorious B.I.G.	2	3.36	-1.36
Sea Change Beck	2	3.33	-1.33
Deep Purple In Rock Deep Purple	2	3.31	-1.31

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I was always intimidated by the tough heavy metal kids in my school (and by extension their music), so I didn't discover Black Sabbath until I was middle aged. This is a great album. It's heavy, but more importantly it's fun! The music is accessible and skilled and - even 55 years after its release - interesting.

Challenging album. Is that good? Is that bad? Maybe both? I want to like it more than I did.

It's great being introduced to a new-to-me album that totally slaps. This hit the mark for me.

I listened to the album and was not immediately compelled by the musical language. I found it repetitive and relentlessly pounding. Then I listened to Rock Virgin's reaction video to Master of Puppets on YouTube. It really helped me understand the background and intentions of the song. Her review helped me to hear the narrative and artistry in the music. I was originally going to score one star. I've increased it to three. I'm sure with a deeper appreciation of the musical language and additional listenings I would rate even higher.