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Album	You	Global	Diff
Roots Sepultura	5	2.78	+2.22
I Against I Bad Brains	5	2.93	+2.07
Spiderland Slint	5	2.98	+2.02
Loveless My Bloody Valentine	5	3.17	+1.83
Tonight's The Night Neil Young	5	3.23	+1.77
Bitches Brew Miles Davis	5	3.3	+1.7
Songs Of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen	5	3.38	+1.62
Blue Lines Massive Attack	5	3.38	+1.62
The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett	5	3.39	+1.61
On The Beach Neil Young	5	3.46	+1.54

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette	2	3.72	-1.72
In Our Heads Hot Chip	2	3.11	-1.11

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Artist	Albums	Average
Neil Young	2	5

5-Star Albums (19)

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The Rolling Stones

3/5

Seriously this is not even an essential Stones album let alone essential listening. It’s not bad at all just they did so much better.

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Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

4/5

It’s been years since I thought about Julian Cope. What wonderful journey this is. From psych to krautrock to dirge and all forms of rock. So many great tacks and tracks, maybe Drive She Said is my favourite

Ten

Pearl Jam

4/5

Know every word. And yet I don’t think I need to hear this ever again. Can’t say I dislike it, it is a quality rock album but…

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

4/5

Damn near perfect debut. The musicians are off the charts good and the vocal harmonies delicious. And they only got better

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

I was late discovering Fiona Apple. Her album Fetch The Bolt Cutters floored me and went back for a listen to the whole catalogue. Tidal is a great debut that hints at directions she would explore later. Not fully cohesive but such a joy to hear again

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

Not a massive fan of Ray Charles, just not one of my guys. Hard to fault the album and there’s some cracking tunes but won’t be rushing back

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

2/5

I’m all good for a Hot Chip in a mix but a whole album is a bit much and longer album length didn’t help. Still a fun listen just won’t be rushing back

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

Wonderful album. Classic harmonies. Laurel Canyon all the way. Still I hope to never hear Our House ever again

Rio

Duran Duran

4/5

Oh my what a nostalgia hit. Loved Duran Duran as a teenager and this album still holds up for me. Some absolute classics

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

4/5

Oh my what I discovery. Had never heard of this guy and I thought my hip hop knowledge was passable. Have been sharing it with my hip hop friends. Great concept style album with influences from all over. Dark and heavy. This is awesome. El-P’s old band Company Flow feature on one track. Will remember this name

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

Once upon a time this was a 5 star album. Teenage arguments of whether this or Ride The Lightning was better even though Kill ‘Em All was my favourite. It still holds up but just means less to me now. Hetfield is one of the all time rhythm guitarists and devastating that Burton died not long after this, his bass playing hints at directions they never went down. Writing this I’ve changed my mind 5 stars still

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

4/5

Good fun retro rock. Not sure I’ll go back to it often but damn I enjoyed it

Blunderbuss

Jack White

4/5

It’s ok. Not as bad as I remembered. Some great tracks. Still not a patch on the first three White Stripes albums and not even as good as his latest album No Name

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

3/5

I get that Queen are talented and it wasn’t as bad as I expected but I’ll never listen to this again

Homework

Daft Punk

4/5

Oh happy days. Party music that holds up.

Iron Maiden

3/5

I think Spinal Tap ruined Iron Maiden for me. Some good tunes on here but it has dated and there’s no Bruce yet

Hot Fuss

The Killers

3/5

Yeah nah. Not for me. Not flat out terrible but

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

5/5

So many debut albums featured in the book and this is one of the greatest. Will never tire of these songs. The great poet delivered the perfect album

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

4/5

Yeah yeah I know Brian Wilson is a genius but I just don’t dig The Beach Boys. Have tried many times to get converted and maybe I will one day, not Today!

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

T Rex brings me joy. Classic riffs. I wouldn’t say there is filler here but the big songs hit big

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

Had this on repeat. Great upbeat bossanova.

The La's

4/5

There She Goes is a 5 star track I’ll never tire of. The rest hold up to repeat listening with all the classic references to garage rock, Bowie and The Kinkd

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

Never heard this before. Didn’t even recognise any of the tunes. Was I under a rock when this came out? Crammed full of absolute bangers. Kept it on loop for hours

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

5/5

Perfection. The intensity of Miles here is next level.

1989

Taylor Swift

4/5

Was surprised by this. Pop music bangers. Not really my thing but the quality is undeniable

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

4/5

I dig this but the 3 that follow this are my favourite Joni

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

I can’t fault the songwriting or musicianship and yet I still find this tedious.

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Oh yeah Rip It Up. What a cracking little album.

Hms Fable

Shack

4/5

This one was new to me. The sound was so familiar. Repeat listening opened it up to me. Willcheck out more Michael Head works

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

4/5

Couple of absolute classics. Sound is a bit dated but reward comes with repeat listening

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

Nina is my favourite soul singer, might not technically have the voice of the other greats but only Billie Holiday matches her for raw emotion. Not a fan of the first track otherwise this would 5 stars

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

4/5

Stunning. The vocals are incredible. Great production. Beautiful album

The Last Broadcast

Doves

4/5

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Far from my favourite Led Zeppelin album but still so good. Has made go back to the BBC Sessions album, the version of Thank You on it sublime

The Band

4/5

So good. All ridiculously good musicians and singers. Absolute classic

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

5/5

There are not the words to explain how good this is. Perfection

Zombie

Fela Kuti

5/5

Gold standard for afrobeat. Zombie is such a powerful statement the Nigerian government raided his compound. And Tony Allen on drums oh my

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

5/5

I will never tire of this album and some days it’s not even my favourite MBV. Sonically mesmerising

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

4/5

1996. Auckland. Power Station. A drunk Al Jourgensen trying to open a beer with his teeth. From the audience “it’s a twist top ya dickhead”

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

2/5

Didn’t like it at the time and it hasn’t aged well

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

4/5

If it wasn’t for Nico this would be 5 stars

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

Great debut but they got better. AM is their high point although Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino is a personal favourite. My sons first ever concert, a forever memory for us both

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

Lightning strikes behind the BDO MainStage. Is this it?

Revolver

Beatles

4/5

John, I’m only sleeping

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

4/5

Have the Sonics, will travel

Black Monk Time

The Monks

4/5

Blast off!! It’s Monk Time. Praise the heavens

The Only Ones

4/5

Flying the flag for nasal singers. Great jazz punk

Boston

3/5

My feeling, less is more

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

5/5

Is David! Is Goid!

Roots

Sepultura

5/5

Back to my roots

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Two shoulder two chips lift the ego tension to sublime levels

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

5/5

No Harvest when Tonight’s The Night

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession

Laura Nyro

4/5

What a voice

Orbital 2

Orbital

4/5

Crumpet is right

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

5/5

Perfect. Their first 3 albums are faultless.

Joanna Newsom

4/5

Ys please

Live Through This

Hole

4/5

Never regret putting this album on. Just damn good rock music

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Underwhelming. Only one truly great song

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

4/5

Luscious pop

Black Sabbath

4/5

R.I.P Ozzie

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

I used to love this album. What seemed profound as a teenager now just seems sanctimonious. Underwhelming

On The Beach

Neil Young

5/5

Rusty Kershaw’s infamous Honey Slides dripping all over this

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

4/5

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

3/5

Not really my thing but still a great fun listen

Garbage

3/5

Underwhelming despite Shirley

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

5/5

Was a bit young for Joy Division but the ground running with New Order. Took a long time to discover this album. Damn good. Hooks bass lines oh my

Fever Ray

4/5

Wow what a darkly curious album. It’s a grower

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

3/5

Everything Alex Turner does is worth checking out although I was slightly underwhelmed by this

British Steel

Judas Priest

4/5

Sure it’s a bit dated but still so good. The live set on the anniversary collection is power metal at its best

Spiderland

Slint

5/5

Post rock perfection. Never tire of this album

Warehouse: Songs And Stories

Hüsker Dü

4/5

It’s no Land Speed Record but goes alright

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

5/4 stars

I Against I

Bad Brains

5/5

It’s get 5 stars because HR recorded the vocals to Sacred Love in prison through the prison phone. His one call for the day.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

Was brilliant when it came out and it’s brilliant now. Production, beats and rhymes are first class

Smile

Brian Wilson

4/5

I love a lot of bands influenced by The Beach Boys and have tried many times to get into them but just can’t. This was interesting but unlikely to ever play it again

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

4/5

the live set from the expanded edition is worth checking out

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

Oh it’s Chic alright

Tracy Chapman

5/5

Oh my what an album. Haven’t heard this in over 20 years and still know every word.

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