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Album	You	Global	Diff
Rattus Norvegicus The Stranglers	5	3.15	+1.85
Exit Planet Dust The Chemical Brothers	5	3.16	+1.84
Different Class Pulp	5	3.42	+1.58
Sound of Silver LCD Soundsystem	5	3.42	+1.58
Kid A Radiohead	5	3.71	+1.29
Vol. 4 Black Sabbath	5	3.75	+1.25
Is This It The Strokes	5	3.81	+1.19
In Utero Nirvana	5	3.83	+1.17
In Rainbows Radiohead	5	3.84	+1.16
Among The Living Anthrax	4	2.85	+1.15

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Ten Pearl Jam	2	3.91	-1.91
Stardust Willie Nelson	2	3.4	-1.4
Back At The Chicken Shack Jimmy Smith	2	3.39	-1.39
Deep Purple In Rock Deep Purple	2	3.33	-1.33
Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd	3	4.3	-1.3
Tonight's The Night Neil Young	2	3.23	-1.23
Fishscale Ghostface Killah	2	3.06	-1.06

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Artist	Albums	Average
Stevie Wonder	3	4.67
Radiohead	2	5

5-Star Albums (11)

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Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

5/5

One of my favourites of all time. Simple as.

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If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

4/5

So much energy here. Didn’t really care for the bonus tracks on the expanded version, but that’s not what I’m reviewing here!!

1 likes

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O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

4/5

This was great. Funny, self aware, earnest. Great album flow too, never got old.

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Bookended by two of the greatest songs of all time and some alright blues/country in the middle.

Different Class

Pulp

5/5

I mean, the title ain’t lying. Lyrically brilliant, musically both joyous and emotive. Just brilliant.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

3/5

Musically very good, enjoyed parts of this - really liked the first track but not really my thing as a whole

In Utero

Nirvana

5/5

Yeah this is fantastic. As raw as this album is, the melody and solid songwriting is what makes it. Classic.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

3/5

Generational voice, the slow bluesy soul beat and progressions were a little samey after a while. But enjoyable.

Ambient 1/Music For Airports

Brian Eno

3/5

Basically invented the ambient genre so have to give it props. Not really made to be an active listening experience but a good vibe.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

5/5

First half is like DJ set, second is more spaced out. Loved this.

War

3/5

SBS is a tune, but the rest sort of blended into one - 40 was a decent album closer

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

Great! Loved the big band tales of country songs - maybe needed one more big and faster number midway through the second half to keep the pace up, but fantastic nonetheless

Close To You

Carpenters

4/5

Song all time classics on this album - final song even went a bit prog!

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

4/5

Loved the first half, liked the second - decent flow, nice to have prog elements that are in a tightly written shorter song

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

3/5

Really liked the first half, felt like it lost its way around the second - never heard poop mentioned so much in an album before

The Predator

Ice Cube

4/5

Started really well, thought it was starting to lose momentum but then had an incredibly strong ending.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

2/5

Never really grabbed me, similar pace. Saxophone seemed like the main instrument rather than the organ. Organ not as striking as, say, Billy Preston. Might be nice to have in the background

Heroes to Zeros

The Beta Band

3/5

Some nice indie psychedelic rock tunes, never blew me away but a pleasant listen

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

Some absolute classics on this album. Deeper cuts are pretty good too!

Fleet Foxes

4/5

Beautiful album, v nostalgic for anyone growing up in the 00s

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

4/5

Very fun tracks, varied too. The Stevie Wonder tribute song is hilarious. Raps are occasionally TOO simplistic but all round a fun album!

Ten

Pearl Jam

2/5

Couple of tunes on this but just not a big Pearl Jam guy. Very same-y in parts, wacka-wacka guitars, similar drum rhythms, Eddie Vedder’s signature vocal style.

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

4/5

Blisteringly fast first half and slower more groovy second - and ending with a hidden track and Shepard Tone?!

The College Dropout

Kanye West

4/5

Been a while since I listened to this in full - Kanye used to be genuinely funny and brilliant and such a tonic to the Bling Era of rap. Such a shame listening knowing how it’s all ended.

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

2/5

Surprised that I wasn’t grabbed by this - I didn’t mind a few melodies but felt the songs were mostly bland. I love #1 Record and I Am The Cosmos though - maybe I’m more of a Chris Bell person

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

5/5

One of my favourites of all time. Simple as.

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

I’m a sucker for a strong melody, strong tunes with a strong message

American Idiot

Green Day

4/5

A 3.5 star album for me but nostalgia made me bump it up. Captures the era very well.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Every song a banger. Sensational.

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

3/5

Sombre feeling throughout as it was one of her last recordings. Very same-y but very lush and pretty.

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

3/5

Wild! Really enjoyed from the start but it slightly wore thin towards the end. But the string sampling and technical effects were fantastic

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

2/5

I can appreciate its importance and I actually quite enjoyed the beginning but it got very tedious very fast for me. Much prefer a Black Sabbath over this.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

This was great! Groovy, joyful, varied!

Raw Power

The Stooges

3/5

Does what it says on the tin! This might be sacrilege, but I didn’t like this as much as the debut. Maybe I wasn’t listening under the right conditions

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Lovely. Still think Pink Moon tops this though.

Adele

3/5

Holy nostalgia! Personally, I think not as good as her previous two but there’s some undeniable hits on here

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Tons of hits on here. Not perfect but very close.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

5/5

The timing that this was the choice for the me the day after Ozzy died… but this is a hell of an album. RIP OZZY

Palo Congo

Sabu

3/5

Production is insane for 1957! Fun and groovy but never blew me away.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

Hell yeah, funky af

Fishscale

Ghostface Killah

2/5

Started to like this then fell off for me v quickly. Some bizarre skits as well

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

4/5

So much energy here. Didn’t really care for the bonus tracks on the expanded version, but that’s not what I’m reviewing here!!

Illmatic

Nas

3/5

It pains me to put this, but this is an album that’s never fully clicked for me. It’s great, but I don’t worship at the alter that others seem to. I hope one day I will.

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

4/5

You know what? Hell yeah

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

(Immigrant Song ends) YOU LIKE THAT?!!! THEN LET’S GOOOOO!!!! (Gets out acoustic guitar)

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

4/5

Great album. I met Tim Burgess on a train once and he was lovely so bonus points.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

5/5

The flow on this is insane

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

5/5

Loved every bit of this. Amazing really how quickly punk changed.

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

3/5

I wanted to steer clear in this of the way Morrissey has decided to act in the past decade as I don’t want that to affect my judgement. But it is quite tricky. ‘Irish Blood, English Heart’ was once an ode about the nuances of dual-nationality but now feels jingoistic. There’s defo some bangers on here (First of the Gang to Die is a Top 10 Morrissey solo song of all time) but the navel-gazing that was so loved back in the day feels so petulant to me in light of his views in the last few years. Not my favourite of his albums, but good.

Kid A

Radiohead

5/5

Potentially one of the biggest rug-pulls in music history. I still think the segue into Motion Picture Soundtrack is a little sharp, but … pretty faultless.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

The first side is amazing. The second is pretty good (Mrs Robinson being the standout). But seriously, the Bookends melody returning at the end of Old Friends made me ascend.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

I mean this has some of the greatest songs ever written on so it feels weird not giving it 5. But here I am giving it a 4.

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

4/5

V nostalgic album for me as my mum is a big fan and played SE a lot

Boston

3/5

‘Hell Yeah’: The Album. Decent but if I have to hear another harmonised guitar solo, I swear…

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Does what it says on the tin! Some really visceral imagery. Loved ‘The Curse of Millhaven’. Reminded me of The Pogues and then Shane shows up for the last number!

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

I just can’t shake the feeling it whiffs it slightly at the end! Still brilliant

Is This It

The Strokes

5/5

Game changer. Wrote the blueprint for rock in the new millennium. And just full of great tunes

Blue

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Blue-tiful

Odelay

Beck

3/5

I like a lot of Beck songs but thought this dragged after a while. Hope it improves on a relisten.

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

4/5

Really great! Reminds me of Father John Misty (yes, I know this came first!)

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

4/5

For what is widely considered the first ever double album, it’s very consistent. Not huge on the bluesy moments but still great!

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

3/5

Hurt does a lot of heavy lifting to make this a ‘classic’ album. ‘The Man Comes Around’ is great too - the rest just feel like pretty nice covers. The Rick Rubin production gets predictable too.

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

2/5

Did not vibe with this one. Strange as I like Neil Young, but only really liked Tired Eyes here.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

4/5

Really varied, just a whole heap of fun!

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

So good, loved this as a kid. I don’t think it’s quite perfect, which pains me slightly, but still fab.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

Chris Cornell had such an amazing voice! Not my favourite grunge album, songs do bleed into one another after a while.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

Basically 50% spoken word. Same song is played twice. Slightly janky editing. Should be a total failure. But it really does make you feel like you’re there! And A Boy Named Sue is still one of the best Cash performances of all time.

Copper Blue

Sugar

3/5

Liked the first half better than the second. Grunge voice slightly let it down for me, but nice melodies, some parts reminded me of a grunge version of Pixies.

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

3/5

Never fully gets going but groovy. Liked the more house influenced tracks in middle.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Another great album. Not quite up to the standard of his other 70s output though!

Stardust

Willie Nelson

2/5

Willie, this is a lovely sounding album, but I got very bored I’m afraid.

Among The Living

Anthrax

4/5

Barely takes a breath, crazy and blistering. Vocals sound 80s power ballad at times

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

3/5

Nice but never set my world on fire

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

4/5

Listened to this while unpacking boxes in my new flat. Perfect accompaniment.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

4/5

Great!! Gnarly production and incredibly powerful. Not quite perfect, second half slightly blurred into one for me.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Some of the jams go on for too long but some nice bits here

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

3/5

This is like an entire album of gorillaz deep cuts. Thought it started and ended well with a muddled middle.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

3/5

Tricky one for me. I think the title track and the vocal parts of Shine On are fantastic but nothing else grabs me musically. It’s technically amazing and great at mood setting and I like the non-musical elements of all PF albums. Probs a 3.5 but leaning towards a 3 imo

In Rainbows

Radiohead

5/5

Sensational