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Album	You	Global	Diff
Southern Rock Opera Drive-By Truckers	5	2.82	+2.18
Bug Dinosaur Jr.	5	2.92	+2.08
Time (The Revelator) Gillian Welch	5	3.05	+1.95
The Rising Bruce Springsteen	5	3.06	+1.94
Stephen Stills Stephen Stills	5	3.18	+1.82
Darklands The Jesus And Mary Chain	5	3.23	+1.77
Sound Affects The Jam	5	3.26	+1.74
Horses Patti Smith	5	3.31	+1.69
Live At Leeds The Who	5	3.32	+1.68
Tommy The Who	5	3.34	+1.66

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	1	3.62	-2.62
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar	1	3.61	-2.61
The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett	1	3.39	-2.39
Beach Samba Astrud Gilberto	1	2.92	-1.92
Kala M.I.A.	1	2.91	-1.91
Movies Holger Czukay	1	2.71	-1.71
Music Madonna	1	2.68	-1.68
...Baby One More Time Britney Spears	1	2.67	-1.67
Follow The Leader Korn	1	2.65	-1.65
Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche Koffi Olomide	1	2.61	-1.61

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Artist	Albums	Average
The Who	3	5
Pink Floyd	3	4.67
The Rolling Stones	2	5
Beatles	2	5
Bruce Springsteen	2	5
Creedence Clearwater Revival	2	5

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Kendrick Lamar	2	1

5-Star Albums (41)

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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Perfect album. Great songs and performances. Themes of fear and existential dread. Timeless.

1 likes

Stephen Stills

5/5

Great album. Amazing guest stars that somehow don’t take over the album. Prolific few years for Stills.

1 likes

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Pet Shop Boys

2/5

Synth pop. So what.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (13)

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Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

4/5

Groundbreaking early psychedelic record. Sheds the Dylan covers of the early records although the songwriting is lacking on a couple of filler tracks.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

4/5

Impressive combination of emo vulnerable lyrics with metal and hiphop inspired music.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Great songwriting. Solid 90s grunge/glam sound. Vocals a bit grating throughout.

Soul Mining

The The

3/5

Interesting synth pop/post punk.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

3/5

Solid metal album with hints of Black Sabbath and Deep Purple

Disintegration

The Cure

3/5

Solid synth-pop songs.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Perfect album. Great songs and performances. Themes of fear and existential dread. Timeless.

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

2/5

Pleasant singer-songwriter album with some interesting production touches.

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

3/5

Interesting and evocative hybrid of African desert blues and American blues.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

4/5

Increasingly sophisticated production and songwriting. Early hints of where Brian Wilson was heading as a composer. Still retains the exuberance of the early recordings. Transitional.

Franz Ferdinand

3/5

Solid indie rock album. A couple of great singles. Lacks variation in sound and tempo as an album.

Fred Neil

2/5

Pleasant folk rock with minimal production. Decent songs.

American Gothic

David Ackles

1/5

Meandering musical and vocal arrangements. Vague and impressionistic lyrics. Not particularly compelling.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

Genre defining early heavy metal. The dark side of the psychedelic dream. Filled with bleak lyrics, great songs and a heavy vibe.

Follow The Leader

Korn

1/5

Uninspired nu metal. Gimmicky shouting vocals and monotonous grinding music.

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Timeless collection of some of the finest tracks the Stones recorded. Spans country, blues and their own unique brand of rock. Great performances by the band.

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

3/5

Catchy yet inconsequential Brit pop

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

4/5

Genre defining album. Very cool and atmospheric.

Music

Madonna

1/5

Auto tuned pop confection.

Black Monk Time

The Monks

2/5

Nuggets style garage psych rock.

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

2/5

Musically reminiscent of Parliament/Funkadelic. Lyrics have not aged well.

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

2/5

Complex vocal arrangements. Low key shoegaze type musical arrangements.

Movies

Holger Czukay

1/5

Ambient noises and samples. Not compelling.

Elvis Presley

5/5

The blueprint for rock and roll. Raw and energetic, before Elvis got sanitised.

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

Stunning final statement. Shows the best elements of the band working together. Timeless songs and performances. Perfect Album.

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

Blues rock reduced to the fundamental elements.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

Haunting minimalist arrangements and powerful vocals.

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

2/5

Derivative electronic sounds. Reminiscent of Bowie’s Berlin years.

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

2/5

Indie synth.

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

2/5

Vintage songs and orchestration.

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

2/5

An abundance of ideas, a lack of editing or self control. Sonically ambitious but chaotic and scattered.

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Uneven album with a couple of standout tracks.

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

3/5

Decent indie post punk.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Haunting meditations on death. Musically minimal arrangements that support the voice and mood.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

Ambitious yet quirky indie album.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Chaotic collection of tracks seemingly without narrative or thematic thread. Impressive range of sounds and emotions.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

Raw blues rock. Exceptional vocals.

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

4/5

Powerful songs and performances.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

2/5

Quirky new wave.

Stephen Stills

5/5

Great album. Amazing guest stars that somehow don’t take over the album. Prolific few years for Stills.

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

Huge leap forward. Revolutionary songs and productions. Perhaps the best example of what each member contributed to the overall band. Each song seems to define a genre in the future.

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

3/5

Classic big band sounds.

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

2/5

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

4/5

Great hybrid of punk and traditional instrumentation.

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Eschewing the psychedelic experiments, the Stones get back to the blues and start the classic run of albums of the era.

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

Indie synth rock

The Joshua Tree

5/5

Epic in scale, sound and ambition. A sweeping outsider’s perspective of America.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

4/5

Great songs. Sterile 80s production.

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

3/5

Disco. Decent songs and great vocals. But still disco.

Purple Rain

Prince

3/5

Solid songs with typical 80s sheen.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

Peak sludge metal with some surprising variations.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

1/5

Piano improvisation.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

Catchy indie pop earworms.

Dog Man Star

Suede

4/5

Solid Bowie inspired songs.

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

1/5

Theatrical cabaret.

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

2/5

Musically interesting, lyrically puerile.

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

1/5

Inessential world music.

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

3/5

Soul and rap influences on typical 80s production. Socially conscious content.

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon

2/5

Scrappy garage rock. Sounds a bit thin, vocals grating.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

5/5

Peak Clapton, aided by Duane Allman and a sympathetic band. Clapton never sounded so authentic or engaged with the blues.

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

4/5

Raw metal. Great intense atmospheric live recording.

Thriller

Michael Jackson

4/5

Excellent 80’s pop.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

Catchy Floyd-lite.

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

2/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

5/5

Epic, poetic and mischievous. Fantastic transitional record from folk hero to rock star.

White Light

Gene Clark

4/5

Gentle country rock. Beautiful songs and spare arrangements.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

Two Dancers

Wild Beasts

2/5

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

4/5

Sparse country arrangements in concept narrative.

Dookie

Green Day

5/5

Genre defining punk record.

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

Beat heavy 90s jams.

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

3/5

Intense. Musically varied, lyrically heavy.

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

Pleasant indie folk rock.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

5/5

Great record. Full of punk energy. The Passenger is an all time classic.

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

3/5

Atmospheric synth heavy studio creations.

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

4/5

Impressive 60s psychedelic pastiche.

Stankonia

OutKast

3/5

Entertaining mix of rap, funk and hip hop.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

3/5

Disco and funk influenced pop.

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

4/5

Great combination of traditional instruments and folk/rock songs. Van Morrison is a clear influence.

1989

Taylor Swift

2/5

Glossy pop.

Horses

Patti Smith

5/5

Raw, visceral and poetic. Punk in attitude, literary in scope.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Perfect combination of stadium ambition and artistic integrity. Despair has never sounded so good.

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

3/5

Pleasant country/folk

The Score

Fugees

3/5

Cool, accessible hip-hop

Palo Congo

Sabu

2/5

So much percussion.

Smash

The Offspring

5/5

Perfect amalgamation of punk and grunge.

Very

Pet Shop Boys

2/5

Synth pop. So what.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

Fun garage influenced britpop.

Germs

2/5

Snarling hardcore. All attitude, lacking proficiency.

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

3/5

Modern dub reggae sounds. Interesting but uneven album.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

3/5

World music funk. Kind of fun.

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

3/5

Low key indie. Pleasant.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

2/5

Eclectic hiphop. Needs editing.

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

1/5

Just plain weird.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

1/5

I don’t get it. Shrug.

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

5/5

Brilliant concept album. Maintains a narrative thread. Excellent collection of songs.

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

3/5

Surprisingly good songs and arrangements. Expectations were low after the first track.

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Raw, elemental and earthy. Tight songs and performances. No psychedelic excess.

The Man Who

Travis

3/5

Pleasant. Faint praise.

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

4/5

Great energy and unique sound. Great horns.

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

3/5

Pleasant inoffensive pop.

Ramones

5/5

Perfect punk primitivism.

Odelay

Beck

4/5

Beat heavy adaptations of traditional styles.

Snivilisation

Orbital

2/5

Electronic sample heavy jams. Meandering.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

5/5

Excellent psychedelic blues crossover. Clapton before he started playing safe.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

5/5

Perfect blend of grunge, psychedelia and metal.

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

1/5

Pleasant. Faint praise.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

4/5

Reverent collaboration between contemporary musicians and Nashville legends.

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

David Bowie

4/5

Great collection of songs and slightly bonkers concept.

Da Capo

Love

4/5

Excellent early psychedelic record. Side 2 doesn’t add much.

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

2/5

Pretentious synth.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Some stunning moments but uneven overall.

1977

Ash

4/5

Catchy mix of 90s styles.

Common

4/5

Crazysexycool

TLC

3/5

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

Pop confection.

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

5/5

Noisy punk grunge hybrid.

Back to Mystery City

Hanoi Rocks

4/5

My Generation

The Who

5/5

Pop and R&B collide into something unique.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Delicate and tuneful.

Diamond Life

Sade

2/5

Smooth.

Document

R.E.M.

5/5

Indie jangle with rock edge.

Pornography

The Cure

4/5

Noisy post punk.

Low

David Bowie

4/5

Strangely compelling icy soundscapes.

Fun House

The Stooges

4/5

Primal proto-punk.

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Tuneful primitivism. Another great collection of originals and covers. Last in an amazing run of albums.

Moving Pictures

Rush

3/5

Polished prof. Mildly pretentious.

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

3/5

Low-fi indie. Interesting but not compelling.

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

3/5

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

Melodrama

Lorde

2/5

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

The Infotainment Scan

The Fall

4/5

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

4/5

Guero

Beck

3/5

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

4/5

Very smooth hip hop

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

Lupe Fiasco

3/5

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

5/5

Iconic soul and funk.

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

4/5

Bonkers but interesting.

Roger the Engineer

The Yardbirds

4/5

Blues and psychedelia. So many ideas. Great guitar by Jeff Beck.

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Cool soul genre exercise

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

5/5

Great collection of songs. So much talent in one group. Shame they didn’t record more.

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

4/5

Raucous garage punk.

Pelican West

Haircut 100

2/5

80s cheese. Catchy

Different Class

Pulp

3/5

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

5/5

Sublime album. Perfect songwriting and harmony vocals. Dreamy.

Kimono My House

Sparks

2/5

Sound Affects

The Jam

5/5

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

Virgin Suicides

Air

4/5

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

2/5

Live At Leeds

The Who

5/5

Rocks

Aerosmith

4/5

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

Arctic Monkeys

3/5

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

3/5

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

5/5

Classic soul.

G. Love And Special Sauce

G. Love & Special Sauce

4/5

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

Ethereal

Fleet Foxes

4/5

Guitar Town

Steve Earle

4/5

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Musically powerful. Profound and sensitive response to tragedy. Both specific and timeless.

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

4/5

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

Roxy Music

3/5

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

Tommy

The Who

5/5

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

3/5

Teen Dream

Beach House

3/5

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

2/5

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

3/5

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

5/5

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

4/5

Metallica

4/5

One World

John Martyn

3/5

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

2/5

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

4/5

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

5/5

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

5/5

Tago Mago

Can

2/5

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Bert Jansch

3/5

The Wall

Pink Floyd

4/5

Trio

Dolly Parton

4/5

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

3/5

Boston

3/5

Blue

Joni Mitchell

3/5

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

Kala

M.I.A.

1/5

The xx

4/5

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

2/5

Violator

Depeche Mode

3/5

Infected

The The

4/5

The Visitors

ABBA

2/5

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

4/5

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

3/5

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

1/5

Skylarking

XTC

3/5

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

Orbital 2

Orbital

2/5

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

1/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Arrival

ABBA

2/5

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

4/5

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5

Hypnotised

The Undertones

4/5

Rio

Duran Duran

4/5

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

3/5

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

5/5

Country Life

Roxy Music

4/5

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

4/5

Nevermind

Nirvana

4/5

...And Justice For All

Metallica

3/5