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Album	You	Global	Diff
White Light / White Heat The Velvet Underground	5	2.88	+2.12
Astral Weeks Van Morrison	5	3.27	+1.73
Ace of Spades Motörhead	5	3.29	+1.71
Surf's Up The Beach Boys	5	3.31	+1.69
Deep Purple In Rock Deep Purple	5	3.33	+1.67
We're Only In It For The Money The Mothers Of Invention	4	2.47	+1.53
The Modern Dance Pere Ubu	4	2.48	+1.52
That's The Way Of The World Earth, Wind & Fire	5	3.5	+1.5
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young & Crazy Horse	5	3.55	+1.45
Machine Head Deep Purple	5	3.59	+1.41

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses	1	3.74	-2.74
Black Holes and Revelations Muse	1	3.59	-2.59
Make Yourself Incubus	1	3.08	-2.08
Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby Terence Trent D'Arby	1	2.98	-1.98
A Night At The Opera Queen	2	3.96	-1.96
Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen	2	3.7	-1.7
Hotel California Eagles	2	3.6	-1.6
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	2	3.5	-1.5
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	2	3.5	-1.5
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Red Hot Chili Peppers	2	3.5	-1.5

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Artist	Albums	Average
The Beach Boys	2	5
The Smashing Pumpkins	2	5
Deep Purple	2	5

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The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

2/5

Nothing special here. Didn’t hate it as much as I thought but it’s painfully insignificant. Waaaay too long for what this is. The male vocals are just kinda lame. If it were all female vocals, it’d be better. I don’t care about this or anything that sounds like this at all.

2 likes

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

2/5

Musically this was kinda cool but it’s pretty much ruined by the dumbass vocals

1 likes

1-Star Albums (4)

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

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In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

This is when songwriting actually meant something. Every instrument speaks to the subject matter of the song. Great stuff. Glad I finally listened to this.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

Huge nuts. Nearly perfect live record. Back and forth yackin with an unconventional audience is unique even for today. Live duet with June rules. Only thing it’s missing is MORE.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

1/5

At the end of the day, few things stick out about this record. 1. It’s REALLY difficult to listen to the entire album. 2. Nightrain is the only song that is better than just ok (and it’s actually much better than ok, it’s pretty damn good). 3. The huge hits on this record are insanely overrated. Poorly written rock songs for rock fans who were unable to climb beyond the lowest branch of the rock n roll tree. Axl’s Rose’s vocal range is impressive when you ignore the fact that he couldn’t use that talent in an impactful way in terms of song writing. One of the most overrated bands ever.

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Not much to say about this one other than it’s essential for all fans of soul/r&b.

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

3/5

Aaahhhh yes, the pretentious man’s “this is what you SHOULD be listening to”. The Fall has really good material scattered throughout their catalog, yet none of it hits you hard enough to make you love them. Stand out tracks: Rebellious Jukebox, It’s the New Thing, Various Times. This band does a lot, and not a lot, at the same time, and not in a charming way.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

This album is absolutely beautiful. Listen to it while in a dark depression and it hits different.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

3/5

This is good and her talent is clear but she hits her stride on back to black.

Document

R.E.M.

3/5

I really like the guitar work on this record. The back half is better than the front half. Stand outs: The One I Love, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Fireplace, Oddfellows Local 151 (actually an awesome closing track). Is R.E.M. a radio friendly punk band or a punk friendly radio band? Either way, I don’t really care. When it’s on, I don’t dislike it but I never like it enough to go back to it.

Whatever

Aimee Mann

3/5

This is a good album. And I could see liking it more upon second and third listens, which I’m planning on doing. Really liked “I’ve Had It”

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

4/5

This album fuckin rocks. Great riffs, great vocals, flute is on point.

Dummy

Portishead

3/5

Really good album. I like their later material better but this is still solid

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

3/5

I think this might be the best solo Beatle album. Probably is. Likely makes Harrison the best solo Beatle.

Nevermind

Nirvana

4/5

As a whole, this is their best work. Great album. Drain You is my favorite nirvana song!

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

4/5

More raw and aggressive than I was expecting. I bet Joey Ramone loved this

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

2/5

Oh my god, it’s still going It’s not bad. Some really nice, catchy songs but they’re too long, as is this album. Way too fucking long.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

2/5

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

4/5

Excellent. Bonnie and Clyde holds this one back from being a 5 though. Otherwise, this is a hip hop classic

Sulk

The Associates

3/5

This is good stuff. I like that it sounds a tad wonky!

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

4/5

Another hip hop classic. Not their best material but still REALLY GOOD.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

It’s perfect

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Nick Cave is a great vocalist, showman and songwriter but somehow it’s not enough on this one. I’d rather listen to Let Love In

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

3/5

Good stuff, just all tends to run together

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

One of the best albums of the entire decade.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

3/5

Listened while dancing in an overgrown field

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

2/5

It’s ok but I thought folk was dead by ‘74

Forever Changes

Love

4/5

A classic. This album is great

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

3/5

Good r&b/pop. Listening to this is prompting me to listen to more of her material. Tastefully sexual. She has a great voice and only sometimes hampers it by trying too hard.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

Good stuff but not quite his best

Violator

Depeche Mode

4/5

Great stuff. DM > Cure

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

4/5

Rules

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

1/5

Not for me

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

1/5

Who cares

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

4/5

Excellent material. Album structure and pacing is slightly off but the ending is perfect

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

3/5

A lot of this ran together. It’s not bad but the songs are long (which is understandable if you’re dancing to it live and you don’t want the song to end)

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

4/5

A classic. Every song could’ve been a radio hit

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

4/5

An acquired taste. Phenomenal song writing and lyrically brilliant.

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

3/5

Some of these riffs are insanely heavy. This album boasts the cringiest moment in metal history though…..”WALK ON HOME, BOY” Pantera rests in a grey area. Equal parts awesome, heavy, mean and douchy

Chris

Christine and the Queens

3/5

Decent pop. Better than anything Gaga has done

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

3/5

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

3/5

It’s alright. Songs are too long

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

3/5

They were in the right place at the right time. Definitely some good playing from all members here but these songs haven’t aged well, they’re just ok.

Amnesiac

Radiohead

2/5

This didn’t hold my attention and I found it to be the most boring Radiohead material I’ve heard

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

4/5

This is excellent stuff. It’s short and funny too

Abbey Road

Beatles

4/5

Excellent. Some of their best songwriting

GREY Area

Little Simz

3/5

It’s fine but nothing special

Thriller

Michael Jackson

4/5

One of the greatest pop albums ever

Let Love Rule

Lenny Kravitz

2/5

Something’s a little off. Too long for what it is but it’s ok

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

3/5

Rocks but leaves something to be desired

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

It’s ok. Best songs are the singles.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

Great album. Changes is very underrated.

OK Computer

Radiohead

3/5

Good but the second half just slowly drags

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

5/5

Phenomenal rock

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

Great stuff

Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

4/5

This is awesome. I was unfamiliar before this and they’ll be a regular listen now

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

Great album. Dolly’s mom was all over the board

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Probably not their best but still pretty great

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Pretty great. Another band with a bunch of great material

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

4/5

Excellent

A Night At The Opera

Queen

2/5

Just too much going on here. Not their best. Some cool songs, some cool parts but it’s not cohesive and kinda hard to listen to in succession. Feels longer than it is

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

Machine Head

Deep Purple

5/5

Another total banger. Deep Purple should be mentioned alongside other legendary bands in GOAT conversations

Solid Air

John Martyn

3/5

Might’ve liked it more if I wasn’t doing yard work when I listened to it

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Pretty awesome

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Truly great. A top 5 American band

Cut

The Slits

4/5

Great stuff

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

4/5

Excellent and not even his best stuff

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

5/5

Phenomenal!

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

3/5

Really has its moments. Still didn’t quite hook me

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Phenomenal hip hop

Make Yourself

Incubus

1/5

There’s some nice playing and some OK song writing on here but I hated listening to this. I loved this album when I was a teenager but it’s almost unbearable now. Battlestar scratchlactate is the best song because you don’t have to hear the vocalist. Boyd’s vocals SUUUUUUUUCK and so do his lyrics

The World is a Ghetto

War

4/5

The first two tracks feel slightly out of place because they’re just songs. These are all great, funky jams though. Love it

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

3/5

It was ok

Skylarking

XTC

3/5

Another OK album

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

3/5

Pretty good. Probably a 3.5-3.75. Most tracks were great, especially the ones with female vocalists. His vocals are good too, kinda sounded like Wesley Willis in a way. A couple tracks that drag a bit, which holds it back a tad

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

3/5

Cooler than I thought it’d be. Some good song writing. Didn’t connect fully with it but I do want to listen to it some more.

Play

Moby

4/5

Rules

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

2/5

Musically this was kinda cool but it’s pretty much ruined by the dumbass vocals

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

3/5

Better than incubus

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Great stuff

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

Pretty fantastic

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

Soul Mining

The The

4/5

Pretty awesome

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

3/5

This was THE band for jock-adjacent dudes who were also friends with punks. I didn’t totally hate it. I liked a few songs and then a few annoyed the shit out of me.

Hotel California

Eagles

2/5

The title track was better before Don told people it wasn’t specifically about heroin. All in all, there’s a couple of ok tracks but this is just kinda annoying.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

This isn’t good

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

4/5

There’s a certain rawness to the recording of this that I really like. It’s what I enjoy about live records. It’s what the band actually sounds like which is actually really taboo these days.

Heroes

David Bowie

4/5

Pretty phenomenal! The weirdness of the second half was fuckin awesome!

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

4/5

Awesome

Take Me Apart

Kelela

4/5

This was pretty awesome