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Album	You	Global	Diff
Suzanne Vega Suzanne Vega	5	3.01	+1.99
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs Marty Robbins	5	3.33	+1.67
Blonde On Blonde Bob Dylan	5	3.5	+1.5
Idlewild Everything But The Girl	4	2.58	+1.42
Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen	5	3.7	+1.3
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan	5	3.77	+1.23
Scott 4 Scott Walker	4	2.8	+1.2
A Walk Across The Rooftops The Blue Nile	4	2.86	+1.14
White Light / White Heat The Velvet Underground	4	2.88	+1.12

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
System Of A Down System Of A Down	1	3.27	-2.27
Ten Pearl Jam	2	3.92	-1.92
All Things Must Pass George Harrison	2	3.82	-1.82
Axis: Bold As Love Jimi Hendrix	2	3.79	-1.79
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness The Smashing Pumpkins	2	3.68	-1.68
Dirt Alice In Chains	2	3.47	-1.47
Blunderbuss Jack White	2	3.4	-1.4
The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett	2	3.39	-1.39
C'est Chic CHIC	2	3.34	-1.34
Raw Power The Stooges	2	3.32	-1.32

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Artist	Albums	Average
Bob Dylan	4	4.5
Pink Floyd	2	5

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In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

3/5

I like prog rock and I cannot lie! This dipped to a 2 "Just musicians noodling around with no real plans" to a 4 "transported to a fantasy world" No real suprise I ended up in the middle (again)

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Foo Fighters

4/5

Not an album/band I have listened to but enjoyed my listen

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

Didn't really know what to expect from Thin Lizzy. But knew some of the songs. All in all enjoyed the album - I could here so many bands from the 80s in it though.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

3/5

I remember my best friend from when I was 10 having this album—I don't remember anything but the cover, though. Enjoying the album, but none of the tracks really jumped out and grabbed me

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

4/5

Not heard the Pixies before. Enjoyed the album. I don't think I can rate it above four as for me (and based on two listens only) it doesn't come together as an experience it's more a collection of songs.

Rio

Duran Duran

3/5

Another solid - it's fine/good this is an album I've played a few times.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

3/5

I like prog rock and I cannot lie! This dipped to a 2 "Just musicians noodling around with no real plans" to a 4 "transported to a fantasy world" No real suprise I ended up in the middle (again)

Amnesiac

Radiohead

3/5

This was a suprise - I wasn't expecting an almost ambient album. Again I started with not really enjoying this but came around by the end of the album.

Clandestino

Manu Chao

3/5

Not heard of Manu Chao before. I enjoyed it a lot.

Kenya

Machito

3/5

Great stuff - I'd have like lyrics as well but loved listening to something new.

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

3/5

I knew the famous songs and enjoyed the vibe of the album - but it didn't grab me

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

3/5

I like but don't love blues. Enjoyed my listen and will keep the album in mind when I'm in the mood for more.

Fragile

Yes

2/5

Even as a prog rock fan this was a step to far for me. I wonder if it would score more if I listened a few times? Maybe.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

I've never really listened to Black Sabbath before - but if their music is like this then I have been missing out.

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

2/5

It's fine - but an album of covers played on bongos just made me want to here some of the originals

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5

Really enjoyed it - I will have to listen to more beach boys

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

Another album from the sixties that I've enjoyed. In the end most of the songs sounded the same.

Reign In Blood

Slayer

3/5

Actually enjoyed this more than I expected. I still don't really get the screaming

Tragic Songs of Life

The Louvin Brothers

2/5

Despite my love of Gunfighter ballads this wasn't for me. (Maybe if they shot a few more people)

Guero

Beck

3/5

Need to listen more to this

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

2/5

I tried but it's just not for me

Purple Rain

Prince

4/5

It's a great album - I wondered if it would score a five. But in the end a it was a strong four.

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

3/5

I've heard of MC5 but never listened to an album. This is an album that should make anyone think "I can play music".

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

3/5

Ab album that was pretty much exactly what I expected and was fine/good

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

3/5

Again enjoyed it more than expected. Once again I was surprised that the album was as old as it was.

Gorillaz

3/5

Another good album. One that might grow on me with more listens or if I discovered more about the songs/stories

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

Really enjoyed this album so much so that I wonder how much more before I score something five.

The Specials

4/5

Great album - like soany of these the famous songs are Fantastic and the others are fine

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Another good Album. More blues than I would have expected

LP1

FKA twigs

2/5

Interesting but not for me

Dirt

Alice In Chains

2/5

Not really for me - just kind of washed over me

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

An old favourite - surprised myself by deciding it's only a four.

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

2/5

Just didn't engage me

Raw Power

The Stooges

2/5

Pretty much what I expected and it was fine. I think I'd need something a bit catchier to score it three

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

2/5

Pretty much what I expected and fine I guess. I think I'd like my punk a little less self aware and little more gleeful

Van Halen

3/5

Another "pretty much what I expected and I enjoyed it"

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

Wow are all Coldplay albums this melancholy? Didn't hate it but kind of needed a hug after listening!

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

I. Fully acknowledge that one of the reasons I mark this so high is I've been listening to it since I was 20. But as a concept album and a piece of story telling I think I this is such a great album

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

2/5

Not really my thing - but enjoyed it

Adele

4/5

Great album - didn't quite make the grade for a 5 but so very close

Blunderbuss

Jack White

2/5

Just didn't grab me

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Enjoyed it

Suzanne Vega

5/5

I'd forgotten how much I loved this album. It was a four but "The Queen and the Soldier" pushes it to a five!

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

3/5

Enjoyed this much more than I expected - in a playing in the background kind of way 😀

Connected

Stereo MC's

2/5

Didn't grab me but didn't hate it

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

5/5

The prog fan in me laments that this is a collection of songs without a through line (I think) but some of these are stone cold classics

C'est Chic

CHIC

2/5

Kind of catchy but not for me I think

The Poet

Bobby Womack

2/5

Fine. Just didn't hold my attention

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

3/5

Need to listen to this again - think it could well grow on me.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

3/5

Grew on me as I lisy

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

3/5

Very Iggy Pop.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

3/5

Sounded like the Smashing Pumpkins or Coldplay to me - Bittersweet Symphony raised it from a 2

System Of A Down

1/5

Just not for me - I managed to get through the first disk - but I didn't enjoy it

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

4/5

Made me think of both Bowie and Peter Gabriel

The La's

3/5

The second half of the album grabbed me more than the first - enjoyed it overall

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

Enjoyed this a lot more than I expected too. At points it made me think of Nick Cave. I think this could easily rise to a four with more listens

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

3/5

Enjoyed the album - I alwaythi I I should like Alanis Morissette more than I do. Not quite sure why I don't

Tracy Chapman

4/5

An album I listened to a lot in the past. It might have been a five back in the day but still a solid four for me.

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

3/5

Reggae always turns into background music for me. But that said I enjoyed the Album

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

3/5

Yup

Ramones

4/5

Green

R.E.M.

4/5

Need to listen to this again but enjoyed it more than I expected too

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

3/5

I'm torn - musically I really like this - but each time I start to enjoy it - some edgelord lyrics jump out at me and I wonder if he really needed to go there?

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

2/5

Thought I was going to love this - didn't

The Real Thing

Faith No More

3/5

Enjoyed this wyt more than I expected - so much so that I plan to listen to it again today. Can't quite give it a four but it's close

Black Sabbath

3/5

Suprised myself but how much I enjoyed this

The Joshua Tree

4/5

Used to love this album - Bono and U2 have become an irritating cliche now. But it turns out I still love this album

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

4/5

Fantastic album - might even be a five after a few more listens. The Train in the Distance is a great song

Talk Talk Talk

The Psychedelic Furs

3/5

It was fine

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

3/5

Grew on me as I listened

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Really enjoyed the album

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

5/5

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

4/5

Microshift

Hookworms

2/5

There are albums I have 3 points to that I enjoyed more than this one. Not really sure what I thought of it.

Elvis Presley

4/5

I ended up listening to this along with Life of a Showgirl.(A track from one then a track from the other) Oddly enough this increased my enjoyment of both and pushed Elvis upto a four.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

2/5

I think I maybe on a nother day I'd have enjoyed this more. But for today it was background music at best

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

5/5

I love Cowboy ballads. And this is one of my favourite albums

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

3/5

It just didn't grab me this time - I suspect it would only get better with further listen

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

3/5

In the end can't bring myself to score Dolly a 2 but I was tempted. Just didn't click with me

Either Or

Elliott Smith

3/5

Another gently atmospheric album - that I'm pretty sure would score higher after more listens.

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Probably the newest Neil Young album I know well. I actually enjoyed it more than I expected

Picture Book

Simply Red

2/5

Simply Red are just not for me

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

4/5

Really enjoyed this and the link to Crazy Horse was a surprise

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

3/5

Really enjoyed this.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

Pretty much what I expected. Enjoyed it but hasn't made me want to explore more Cream.

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

As seems to be quite common - I enjoyed the album but it hasn't made me want to track down more of their stuff.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

3/5

I can see why this is so highly rated.

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

3/5

Not what I expected. Made me think of Hawkwind and then there was a song called "moterhead" so maybe it makes some sense 🙂

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

This might be my favourite Beatles album.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

3/5

Not listened to this before and enjoyed it. Could well score higher after more listens

Live Through This

Hole

3/5

Just what I expected - enjoyed this a lot

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

3/5

More folky than I expected

Fred Neil

2/5

Just didn't gel with this at all

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

Not a ZZ Top album I knew - enjoyed it

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

Is this the best pink Floyd album ever I think it could be. I think it's certainly the one that I would keep if I could only keep one

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

Like this album more each time I listen to it. Come for "Seven Nation Army", stay for "I just don't know what to do with myself"

Another Green World

Brian Eno

4/5

Made me want to listen to some Bowie

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

3/5

Couldn't really make up mind about this - I think I'll probably come back to it at some point

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

3/5

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

Another great Bob Dylan album. Missing enough standout songs to get 5. But it's an easy 4.

Scott 4

Scott Walker

4/5

A really pleasant suprise - not heard this before maybe a little slow/sad but enjoyed it a lot

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

2/5

Just wasn't in the mood for this today. Maybe another time I'd have enjoyed it more

Paris 1919

John Cale

3/5

Another album that kind of fades into the background. I can see why its popular though

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

2/5

Just flowed over me - nothing captured my attention

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

2/5

Just not for me I'm afraid - I've heard people say he was the most talented Beatle but I just don't like his solo stuff

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

3/5

Didnt hate this (I'd expected to) but the first track limits it's score to a 3

Debut

Björk

3/5

Feels too unfocused to score more than a 3 - but enjoyable

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Each track is top notch. Enjoyed it as much now as when I first heard it back "in the day"

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

Yet again nothing something I'd have listened to but enjoyed.

Doolittle

Pixies

3/5

Wasn't as punk as I was expecting - not that I didn't enjoy it though

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

3/5

Back when I was 18 I had friend who was really into the Cocteau Twins, I'd always listen and feel I was never quite clever enough to fully appreciate it. That hasn't changed

Dog Man Star

Suede

3/5

Not what I expected

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

3/5

Not heard of them before - liked the punk vibe

Ten

Pearl Jam

2/5

I hear Perl Jam are popular but I didn't love (or really like this)