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Album	You	Global	Diff
Meat Puppets II Meat Puppets	5	3.02	+1.98
The Band The Band	5	3.36	+1.64
Africa Brasil Jorge Ben Jor	5	3.37	+1.63
The Village Green Preservation Society The Kinks	5	3.4	+1.6
Dusty In Memphis Dusty Springfield	5	3.47	+1.53
Stankonia OutKast	5	3.55	+1.45
Moon Safari Air	5	3.58	+1.42
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	5	3.61	+1.39
Young Americans David Bowie	5	3.62	+1.38
Pink Moon Nick Drake	5	3.65	+1.35

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The College Dropout Kanye West	1	3.31	-2.31
Yeezus Kanye West	1	2.77	-1.77
Vol. 4 Black Sabbath	2	3.75	-1.75
Brothers In Arms Dire Straits	2	3.74	-1.74
Scott 2 Scott Walker	1	2.64	-1.64
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	3.54	-1.54
Seventeen Seconds The Cure	2	3.38	-1.38
Low-Life New Order	2	3.3	-1.3
Selling England By The Pound Genesis	2	3.18	-1.18
Soul Mining The The	2	3.17	-1.17

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Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion · 1 likes

3/5

Cool record! Mostly fun guitar stuff. Last few songs jumped out at me, but that's it. Vibe is blues and alt rock. Lyrics are okay.

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks · 1 likes

5/5

One of my favorite concept albums, The Kinks knock it out of the park as songwriters over and over again. Really beautiful, funny, cheeky, and sincere. Great lyrics, lots of different flavours of songs to be had.

1-Star Albums (4)

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

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BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

3/5

This one was OK. Always makes me wanna dance, but I often find the lyrics a little lacking

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

5/5

Great ballads, great vocals, great arrangements!

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

3/5

Charming!

The World is a Ghetto

War

4/5

Curtis Mayfield era funk music, very cool, very chill vibe

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

4/5

Cool, chill hip hop and funk beats with 90s electronic flair and lots of cool vocal performances

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

5/5

Very relaxing, great vocals and lyrics, reminds me of Bill Callahan, John Mayer, Bon Iver

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

Surprisingly upbeat music for such morose lyrics

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

2/5

Cool core rock band stuff, but I'm just tired of classic rock

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

2/5

Wow, this is... A lot. It's not bad songwriting, it's just very abrasive and experimental. Not my favourite.

Manassas

Stephen Stills

4/5

Great record! Great vocals great arrangements, instrumentation is really nice ... Reminds me of Elton John, The Guess who, The doobie Brothers, Genesis...

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

4/5

Beautiful! Great lyrics, singer songwriter country, but with 2000s flavour, like the occasional hip-hop beat. Reminds me of Courtney Marie Andrews

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

Heard it before. Love every track!

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

3/5

Irish folk rock. Very chill, cool combinations of folk instruments and core rock band stuff

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

2/5

As rockin as Money For Nothing, is this album is mostly like a fusion album that touches on a bunch of different genres. Pretty chill, kind of spacey. Lyrics aren't anything to write home about. It was all right!

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

3/5

Cool hiphop album! Reminds me of Biggie and The Avalanches.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

Great record! I had always heard that Iggy Pop was a disciple of David Bowie, but this record really demonstrates that. Great song after great song!

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

Pretty good album! While I wasn't crazy about the verses/lyrics, the sampling is impeccable, and the beats are infectious! kit It is a jam!

Scott 2

Scott Walker

1/5

I usually really like music like this: solo vocalist with big orchestral arrangements. I think I hated everything about this record: the lyrics are cloying and immature and sexist, the arrangements are often boring or poorly mixed, and I don't like Scott Walker's voice. I didn't like this record, and I probably won't listen to it again

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

Love the Talking Heads! Not my favorite album by them, but the beats are always fun to dance to and David Byrne is always a thoughtful lyricist

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

4/5

I really like this record! I love the punchy guitar parts (lots of great guitar writing in general). The lyrics are honest and sincere. Reminds me of Television, The New Pornographers, even The Kinks!

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Really cool! Very heavy guitar stuff from Neil Young. My My is a classic, obviously, but I hadn't heard the ret of this record before. Surprisingly fun!

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Maybe my favourite Led Zeppelin album. Lots of killer guitar stuff, amazing vocals. A cohesive unit of a band at the top of their game. Easy 5.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

I mean come on. 5.

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

4/5

Kickass hiphop beats. Basically all beats and samples; no verses, some choruses. 90s-2000s vibes all over. Sounds like The Matrix soundtrack, inspite of having 0 songs on the OST.

Moon Safari

Air

5/5

Love this record. An old house classic. Super chill! Rhodes, beautiful string arrangements, mysterious vocals.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

Lovely '60s record! Great vocal harmonies, great core band stuff. Obviously California Dreaming is a classic, it's worth checking out just for that!

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

What beautiful album. He's a gracious, honest, and thoughtful lyricist, and his arrangements are simple but lovely.

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

Throbbing Gristle

1/5

Noisy, electronic, terrifying; a nightmare in music form. Tape recordings of voicemails and phone conversations, drones, echoes, long repetitions, lack of any melody. Not a bad record, but I wouldn't listen to it again. I gave a short listen to their record 20 jazz funk greats, and I liked that immediately more than this, so don't sell this band short!

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

Bob Dylan ain't much of a singer, but boy can he ever write a song. Truly excellent lyricism start to finish. Pretty good guitar and harmonica work as well!

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

Great record! Not usually big into instrumental/jazz music, but this is full of great melodies, awesome solos, and thoughtful harmonies.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

Listened to Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela just before this. 40~ years difference, but some very similar music styles and instrumentation! Instrumental Jazz, with musically African influences. I liked it!

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

Cinnamon Girl is a great song, and I mostly like Neil Young, but there's a little too much guitar noodling on this record for my taste. The other songs aren't much to write home about, but they're nice enough. Good background album

The College Dropout

Kanye West

1/5

So many great songs, great features, great verses... I wish Kanye could hear this record now, remind himself what's important. Until then, he's a nazi, and there's no getting past that.

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

3/5

Trippy, space-y down tempo rock! Cool vocals, laid back vibe. Seamless transitions, sort of prog rock elements to the album's composition. Not bad!

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

2/5

Brooding, dark, but good! Simple songwriting-centered music, compared to the kind of hair metal and electric guitar stuff that was being done at the time.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

5/5

I mean, I knew Janis Joplin was a great singer, but I'd never taken the time to really immerse myself, and she's just incredible. Great backing band, very tight, but the focus is her heart-rending, blues-filled performances. Just great track after great track, there's a reason why she's a legend.

Stankonia

OutKast

5/5

Love this record! What a great pair. Banger after banger. Fun lyrics, thoughtful lyrics, soulful lyrics, devastating lyrics, they run the gamut. Very interesting samples and production choices as well! Easy 5.

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

3/5

Beautiful singer-songwriter music! Fingerpicking acoustic guitar stuff, sparse arrangements, impactful lyrics. Some of the guitar parts I really like, but this kind of downtempo music is something that I rarely listen to nowadays.

Soul Mining

The The

2/5

Pretty weird record! Definitely from the '80s: lots of keyboards, wavy guitars brooding vocals... pretty interesting arrangements! Feels pretty experimental and jazzy at times

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

4/5

Pretty fun record! So e days I really like Elvis Costello, other days I really don't... But today I liked it! Core band songwriting is great, feels like a cohesive album, Allison and Watching the Detectives are highlights.

Young Americans

David Bowie

5/5

Maybe my favourite Bowie record! The horn lines, the string arrangements, the songwriting, the lyricism, the guitar riffs, the vocals... Love it back to front. Easy 5

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Really great blues record! Vocals are top-notch, fun riffs... what's not to love?

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

3/5

Cool blues rock record! The singer has a cool voice, lots of sprawling guitar and bass lines, very sludgy mix overall. Pretty fun listening!

Low-Life

New Order

2/5

Moody, but dance-y! Melody focused guitar writing. Sounds like either drum machines that sound like kits, or kits inspired by drum machines, or both! Ambient, even prog at times. Good stuff!

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

Really fun live album! Captures a rock band at their peak: cool solos, fun vocals, crowd moments, the whole shebang.

Guero

Beck

4/5

Really cool record! Lots of iconic beats, mumbly vocals, cool guitar samples, fun lyrics. I'd probably listen to this one again

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

2/5

Love Peter Gabriel, really like Phil Collins, even really like The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. This album was a little much: songs are rather noodle-y, and rather long. Lots of playing with odd time signatures and showing off in general, as prog is want to do. Lyrics are pretty good!

Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets

5/5

Really cool protogrunge record! Great lyrics great guitar riffs songs that don't overstay their welcome. I will have to revisit this album but I think it's a five star!

The Band

5/5

What a great record! Loved it cover to cover. Great lyrics, great vocals, great guitar stuff. So many classic songs. The Band has this was of setting my mind at ease. It's a very mellow vibe. 5 stars.

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

Beautiful, haunting, joyful, one of a kind. It's been a long time since I listened to this album, and it hits just as hard now. Amazing riffs, crushing vocals, truly unique arrangements and musical decisions. Another easy 5 star.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

I really liked this record! Lots of variety between songs, fun arrangements, cool guitar parts, the singer has a unique voice. Lyrics can be questionable sometimes... But pretty great overall!

Da Capo

Love

2/5

Wild! 15 minutes for the first 6 songs, 20 minutes for the last song! Baroque rock, very flowery and orchestral, with lots of different genres fused. I think albums like this are a little much, but I did enjoy it!

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

5/5

Diamond Life

Sade

4/5

Super chill RnB. Heartbroken lyrics, sultry saxophone lines, groovy percussion arrangements, funky guitar... Very relaxing, and groovy, but also sad and longing. Wonderful!

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

What a great songwriter! I like lyrics that are clear and concise, and Billy Joel's are often just that. Fun melodies, great instrument lines, unforgettable riffs and sax lines. Interesting that the theme to The Stranger comes back one more time at the end. Makes it almost feel like a concept album. Great stuff!

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

4/5

Very cool post punk album! Some of the shortest songs I've ever seen on a record, a lot of them being 30 seconds - 2 minutes. Shimmering guitars, grunge vocals, blown out production. Passionate!

Yeezus

Kanye West

1/5

God I loved this record when it came out, still hits hard. Grimey, aggressive synths over bare backing tracks, it still feels like a record from the future. Kanye is a nazi though, so 1 star

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

Very funky! Not my favourite lyrics, but the core band groove is undeniable. Great basslines from Flea, great riffs from Frusciante.

Blur

3/5

This record was ok! Song 2 is a classic, but not much of the rest jumped out at me. Cool guitar work, laidback vibes, not bad!

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

4/5

Beautiful, understated guitar work. African blues record. Meditative in its use of repetition.

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

4/5

Cool hiphop record!

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

3/5

Cool record! Mostly fun guitar stuff. Last few songs jumped out at me, but that's it. Vibe is blues and alt rock. Lyrics are okay.

Boston

5/5

I can't believe all of these songs are on a debut record. Perfect rock music, top to bottom. Amazing guitar riffs, iconic vocals, no complaints

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

3/5

What an amazing performer! Lots of great songwriting, great melodies, lots of classics. I wouldn't usually put a record like this on, but no denying she's incredible

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

5/5

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

5/5

What a fun record! Full of life, vivacious. Lots of great horn section stuff , fun crowd vocals, infectious rhythms. Loved it!

In Utero

Nirvana

5/5

War

4/5

U2 have been around so long I forget sometimes that they are an "80s band", but you hear that influence all over this record; moments where they sound like a New Wave band, where they sound like The Clash! Great band work on this record: driving drums, compelling guitar lines, and Bono's voice is top-notch as always

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

Really interesting record. Moody, brooding, but surprisingly danceable. Ian Curtis adds a unique voice. The core band work is understated, but effective.

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

3/5

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Very good stuff! Some bonafide classics on here, as well as just lots of straightforward songwriting with beautiful arrangements.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Spiderland

Slint

4/5

Contemplative, dark, heavy, beautiful. Not a record I would turn on again, but if you like a Television + Nirvana kind of sound, this record is very worth checking out.