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Album	You	Global	Diff
Underwater Moonlight The Soft Boys	5	3.06	+1.94
Heartattack And Vine Tom Waits	5	3.07	+1.93
The Undertones The Undertones	5	3.26	+1.74
#1 Record Big Star	5	3.26	+1.74
Synchronicity The Police	5	3.42	+1.58
All Directions The Temptations	5	3.45	+1.55
Reggatta De Blanc The Police	5	3.45	+1.55
Tusk Fleetwood Mac	5	3.46	+1.54
At Newport 1960 Muddy Waters	5	3.55	+1.45
Here's Little Richard Little Richard	5	3.56	+1.44

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	1	3.3	-2.3
Microshift Hookworms	1	3.02	-2.02
Pelican West Haircut 100	1	2.96	-1.96
Our Aim Is To Satisfy Red Snapper	1	2.74	-1.74
Machine Head Deep Purple	2	3.59	-1.59
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots The Flaming Lips	2	3.57	-1.57
Blackstar David Bowie	2	3.48	-1.48
Five Leaves Left Nick Drake	2	3.46	-1.46
Cupid & Psyche 85 Scritti Politti	1	2.39	-1.39
Rock Bottom Robert Wyatt	1	2.39	-1.39

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The Police	2	5

5-Star Albums (21)

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evermore

Taylor Swift · 3 likes

2/5

I dunno…it’s like the sonic ‘candification’ of a phoebe brigers record.

Guero

Beck · 2 likes

3/5

I dunno…I always found the singles from this a little boring and there are definitely some skips but missing, black tambourine and broken drum are very lovely songs. I’ve never really loved Beck - but appreciate it.(maybe because mom used to get mad at me when I sang along to loser on the radio hahaha)

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John · 2 likes

3/5

Ummm it’s a classic but it’s just okay.

Violator

Depeche Mode · 2 likes

4/5

Loved it. Know the hits but not the rest of the album.

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael · 2 likes

2/5

4 out of 5 supermodels agree the single is the only jam on this record.

1-Star Albums (7)

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

All Ratings

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

2/5

A couple of beautiful jams and a lot of beep boop. I owned this album and a lot of it sounded unfamiliar to me….and a little (a lot) Kid A inspired. They were effing excellent live.

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

5/5

Perfect. No notes. Not something I listen to on the regular but such a great record. The call and response in Mojo Working is one of the most joyous (and one of my favourite) relics of rock and roll.

Destroyer

KISS

4/5

I’ve never listened to album kiss (only radio kiss). I listened to this twice. Imagine being 13 when this came out and then two years later getting into cheap trick and thin lizzy.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

I wasn’t feeling this one until in the ghetto. Needs a little ‘never been to Spain’ lol

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

3/5

1. Oh golly that’s a lot of mudhoney. 2. Ok, this is fun. The ole mudhoney clomp - love it. 3. This rules! 4. Who you driving NOW! 5. Nirvana sux. Mudhoney 4eva! 6. Okay, that’s enough.

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

2/5

It all sounds like one long song…

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

4/5

I’ve never actively listened to Zappa. I loved this!!! It’s hilarious and it sounds great and the musicianship is excellent. Stand outs ‘go cry on someone else’s shoulder’, ‘trouble every day’ wowie zowie. So good.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

3/5

Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

1/5

Huh. Meh. I used to really be into Beth Orton’s music. Upon reading their bio, she used to sing for them - makes sense. Don’t think I can spin this entire record.

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

3/5

Enjoyable but nothing spectacular. The Ray Charles cover was fun.

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

2/5

I feel like I should appreciate this more but it sounded like the musical equivalent of community theatre.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

I love these songs. Bring it on home is an all time fave and I love his version of the Tennessee Waltz - the live recording didn’t do much to augment. Classics.

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

3/5

I remember Mrs Robinson but never got into this. 90’s classic. Rudderless-great. Very much a time and place for this one.

All Directions

The Temptations

5/5

Loved this. Loved it so much I went to taz to buy the record at lunch. 10 minute version of papa was a rolling stone. Yes, please. The first time I ever saw your face was a skip but a solid album front to back.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

3/5

I can appreciate the feat of making this album. It just doesn’t hook me.

The College Dropout

Kanye West

3/5

Talk Talk Talk

The Psychedelic Furs

3/5

It was okay. Didn’t give this one a deep listen. Love pretty in pink. I love his voice as well.

Damaged

Black Flag

3/5

Classic. Tv party is a rompin’ good time.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

4/5

It took me years to get into post ok computer Radiohead which is now so embarrassing to say.

The Undertones

5/5

This one is in the record collection. I love this record so so so much. teenage kicks, and the rest of it, is a masterpiece.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

It’s a beautiful record - I was surprised how much I enjoyed. But it’s also very much boomer jams.

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

2/5

I don’t know very much about hip hop. So maybe this is great but it wasn’t for me.

Rage Against The Machine

4/5

A record I did not like when i was 15 and very like now.

Microshift

Hookworms

1/5

This was bad.

The World is a Ghetto

War

2/5

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

2/5

What’s up noise. I didn’t hate it but it started to make be feel woozy weird which is probably the point.

Transformer

Lou Reed

5/5

Five stars for me. Special place in my heart because we spent hours listening to this album at our place on monastery lane. It’s also just beautiful and cool.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

It’s good. It’s classic (rock). It’s not what grabbed me from that era as a youngster and listening now, the record all kinda globs together for me.

Live!

Fela Kuti

3/5

This was good - something I would have never listened to without this! Probably won’t pull it out again.

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

2/5

Fucking Donovan.

Blur

3/5

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

2/5

Meh - sounded like a movie of a 90’s lounge. Like a scene on sex and the city or something.

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Classic. Bought this at the Rideau place mall (?)

Trio

Dolly Parton

4/5

Wish it wasn’t all ballads but this is beautiful.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Classic. It’s all over now baby blue is one of my favourite Dylan cuts. It’s the bridge album in his career…connecting the folky folk to that electric guitar.

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

2/5

I know he’s great but I don’t like his records……

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

3/5

it was okay…I don’t think I’d return to this tho.

Smile

Brian Wilson

2/5

Equal parts pretty and silly.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

4/5

There’s some highs and lows on this but I love it

Golden Hour

Kacey Musgraves

2/5

I found it very boring.

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

5/5

The Bends

Radiohead

5/5

Masterpiece. Formative record for me. I used to record high and dry off the radio in grade 7 I was obsessed with how it sounded so big and spacious…the chorus of black star - incredible. The video for Just! Key 90’s album that still hits for me.

The Doors

3/5

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

3/5

I feel like these songs are the inspiration for every jam found on a John Hughes movie. It’s a rough form of a style/genre/time I really like…

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

5/5

I love this. I know he’s a legend but I still think it’s the best music to dance to…of all time. What it must have sounded like when came it out. 🤯

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

This is my fav Floyd album with bullet.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

The hits are amazing…but I found some other jams a little lacking. A classic of course!

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

A classic and a Bowie album I’m not super familiar with…funny that the 2 singles are buried late on the Bside.

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

2/5

I wanted to like this but I really did not…

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Perfect from start to finish.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

Kinda surprised how much it still hit. This is an institution of time and place for me and maybe that’s why I don’t find the dance rock as cheesy as I might otherwise.

Kala

M.I.A.

3/5

Shot a few holes into the ceiling of Zaphod’s with my imaginary gun to this one… It’ll forever be the soundtrack to indie sleaze but there are some serious jams on it and love the nods to classic punk.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

3/5

Classic. Rock.

Cupid & Psyche 85

Scritti Politti

1/5

Ugh. I couldn’t

Foo Fighters

4/5

Formative. Dubbed it off my high school heartthrob in grade 10.

Garbage

3/5

This still hits. Surprised!

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

Hmmmm it’s okay. I know never let me down again via a smashing pumpkins cover.

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

3/5

This was fun!! Looks like they were the inspiration to some great names. I always find it funny what doesn’t cross the pond.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

4/5

This album is jam packed with every song ever featured in every movie ever.

Medúlla

Björk

4/5

She’s definitely a mood but I found this beautiful. When she incorporates a more pop song structure to her music (like track 4 or 5 on this) it’s exceptional.

Moving Pictures

Rush

5/5

This record is very good. It’s taken some time, me and Rush, but I’m making up for lost time.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

3/5

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

Into it. Her voice has had such a lasting influence but it takes a beat to get into.

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

2/5

4 out of 5 supermodels agree the single is the only jam on this record.

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

2/5

I could appreciate it but in general 90’s hip hop just isn’t my thing.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

2/5

This was pretty meh for me…sloppy classic rock. But I love that song hush.

A Seat at the Table

Solange

3/5

It was good. No star track jumped out and I probably won’t spin it again but it’s a decent album.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

The flamingo guitar in the last track was a cool surprise. Ummm I know shit about jazz - but it was okay. Go Jays! Yesavage!

#1 Record

Big Star

5/5

Friggin fiver for me. The battle of el goodo, baby’s beside me - masterpieces. ‘I never travel far…’

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

I guess now is the time I tell the group I really do not like reggae…appreciate this is a classic tho.

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

2/5

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

Nightswimming is an all time top five favourite song. This album is a masterpiece.

Queens of the Stone Age

3/5

Not my favourite record…but that guitar tone is so distinct and perfect.

Pelican West

Haircut 100

1/5

Very Duran Duran…didn’t love it and didn’t make it through a lot…

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

This record was a game changer and some of the songs are excellent. But I just can’t. Yasi says you need to be a Californian to fully appreciate this band and it’s my easy way out of not liking it.

evermore

Taylor Swift

2/5

I dunno…it’s like the sonic ‘candification’ of a phoebe brigers record.

Signing Off

UB40

2/5

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

It’s a classic, of course. Don’t look back in anger is a perfect song, the reincarnation of Hey Jude. Guitar solo in champagne super nova is an all time favourite. However, this record will always remind me of a French trip in grade 7 when the mean girls started being mean to me so it’s a circumstantial 4.

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

4/5

Know the band name but not their music…loved this. A lot. Thinking this might be a huge influence on numerous bands including the replacements…will definitely listen again.

Guero

Beck

3/5

Synchronicity

The Police

5/5

‘Let’s put all the weird jams on Side A and make the kids flip the record for the hits’-the only thing the police agreed on. Solid 5 for the record that has king of pain!!!

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

5/5

Gonna have to review the game tape to figure out how this got missed but outside of ‘I wanna destroy you’ it was all new. And I listened to it for the better part of the day. All bangers.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

4/5

This is an excellent album - front to back. Dirty Work is my favourite SD jam. I should give it a five but there’s no heart in my appreciation for it.

I See You

The xx

2/5

It was meh for me. Jamie xx in colour - amazing. This was bland and the female vocal annoys me.

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Excellent early stones. Under my thumb is a top jam.

Rocks

Aerosmith

3/5

Ive always had a soft spot for Aerosmith. Not my favourite album but pretty decent.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

3/5

Love her. Not my favourite album, tho.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

Lovely and classic. 60’s dinner party fondu vibes. Kinda made me want a martini at 8am - but it was also Tuesday.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

3/5

I know this is a masterpiece. But…I didn’t capture my attention like I’m sure it would have when it was released. Also, coolio? Haha

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

3/5

This was fun an a lil all over the place - first song suggested to me that it was going to be an alt country vibe but it swung all the way to a full pop record. Pretty fun.

Blackstar

David Bowie

2/5

I didn’t like. I tried. Sorry Mr. Bowie.

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

3/5

Violator

Depeche Mode

4/5

Loved it. Know the hits but not the rest of the album.

Nowhere

Ride

4/5

Oh shoegaze…I have a soft spot for it but don’t often return to the genre. Liked the 60’s psych-pop sequence rift in the first track and polar bear is a jam.

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

I liked this record when it came out…yellow is a great song. But it’s also a little tired.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

3/5

I’d rather smoke cigs and dance with the bad boy (chuck berry and the killer) than be sippin’ a milkshake with buddy. Classic none the less tho!

The Joshua Tree

5/5

It’s a beautiful album that just gets better with age. Daniel Lanois / Brian Eno give these songs magic.

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

4/5

I liked this a lot…

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

3/5

Ummm it’s a classic but it’s just okay.

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

3/5

Not their best but a start of something awesome!

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

The only sledgehammer I want blasting in my headphones is Peter Gabriel’s. JFC no no no.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Favourite FM album. Trumps Rumours in my books. Love it all.

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

3/5

If there only was a 3.5. Silly, sappy and quite lovely.

With The Beatles

Beatles

5/5

I’m giving it a 5. There are better Beatles albums but this was a joy to revisit.

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

1/5

Did not enjoy.

Kimono My House

Sparks

3/5

I really liked this! Weird and rocking and fun….and they formed a super group with Franz Ferdinand?? The more you know.

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

3/5

I fucking love Chicago. I don’t listen to them all the time but they’re just a jam and they make me happy.

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

I love this album. The theme threaded through it, the jams on it. Deserves all hype received.

Palo Congo

Sabu

4/5

I loved this. A real treat and a palette cleanser on the list. Excellent Xmas errands music - will 100 percent revisit!

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

1/5

Meh. Xmas music.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

2/5

I can name a hundred better records…weird choice to be on the list.

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

3/5

New listen - Surprisingly rocking. Not my favourite set of Morrissey songs. North of America has a lyric in one of their jams that goes ‘we hate it when our friends become successful’ … and now I know where that come from!

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

5/5

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

Ive never loved this

New Wave

The Auteurs

4/5

New listen and enjoyed. Very 90’s…Made me wonder if this is an influence on the Afghan Whigs / Toadies for some reason.

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

3/5

Doolittle

Pixies

5/5

This one…it’s everything to me. All time favourite side one track one (tied with Janie Jones). The epitome of cool. The sound track to all girl dance parties at King’s. Mixtapes. Jean jackets. Cigarettes. Playing the baselines on an acoustic guitar.You’re fluent in Spanish mid-record. This monkey’s gone to heaven, Hey, fucking Gouge Away. Masterpiece.

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

2/5

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

A classic. An all time favourite. Excellent during the holiday season and all year round.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

I not often listened to Jimi album that’s really great.

The Modern Lovers

4/5

Roadrunner, Pablo Picasso-classic. The rest of the record drags a bit for me but it’s still a banger.

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

4/5

First listen outside of just like honey…I get why Billy corgan says they’re one of the Pumpkins biggest influence. The guitar was cool - and would have been insane sounds in the 80’s…but it was a bit much. A 3.5 I bumped up…

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

5/5

If AI ever turns out to be as cool as the hologram deck on the Enterprise, I wanna visit (and visit only) inside a Tom Waits record. Listened to this on a rainy drive into the city along the Bedford highway.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

I don’t know a lot of Nick Cave - he’s got a huge catalog! Enjoyed this.

Arrival

ABBA

3/5