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Album	You	Global	Diff
1984 Van Halen	5	3.5	+1.5
Songs For Swingin' Lovers! Frank Sinatra	5	3.52	+1.48
Definitely Maybe Oasis	5	3.53	+1.47
With The Beatles Beatles	5	3.66	+1.34
Blood On The Tracks Bob Dylan	5	3.67	+1.33
21 Adele	5	3.69	+1.31
Boston Boston	5	3.71	+1.29
Graceland Paul Simon	5	3.74	+1.26
Dookie Green Day	5	3.79	+1.21
Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman	5	3.79	+1.21

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Ill Communication Beastie Boys	1	3.64	-2.64
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	1	3.62	-2.62
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan	1	3.61	-2.61
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park	1	3.39	-2.39
I Should Coco Supergrass	1	3.34	-2.34
Cypress Hill Cypress Hill	1	3.15	-2.15
Your New Favourite Band The Hives	1	3.12	-2.12
Traffic Traffic	1	3.08	-2.08
Heartattack And Vine Tom Waits	1	3.07	-2.07
Mott Mott The Hoople	1	2.95	-1.95

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Adele

5/5

Great album! Adele is amazing! 21 brings back a lot of good memories. One of which is my daughter and her friend making a video to Rumour Has It. They substituted "rumour" with our dog's name "Boomer". It was super cute and had shots of Boomer through out the video. Anyway, back to the music... Adele's voice is amazing! This was definitely her breakout album with hits scattered throughout!

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Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

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Achtung Baby

3/5

I'm not a huge U2 fan, but do own all their CD's. This is not one of my favorites by them but it certainly isn't the worst.

Dummy

Portishead

2/5

I never really got into Portishead. This album ventures a little too far off center for me. Some of the songs remind me of Poe, whom I actually like better.

The Next Day

David Bowie

3/5

While Bowie may be a Rock-n-Roll icon, I can take him or leave him. This album was just okay to me.

Black Sabbath

4/5

A timely album to listen to being it's a day after Ozzy's passing. The album that started it all for him and what a musical career he had! I never was a Black Sabbath or Ozzy fan. Although, I have come to appreciate his music and definitely get pumped up every time I hear "Crazy Train" at a football game.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

2/5

Rap, R&B, & Soul are not my top genres of music to listen to, although I do like and appreciate some artists in those genres. Lauryn Hill just isn't for me.

Graceland

Paul Simon

5/5

A truly classic album! This would certainly rank in my Top 1000! Paul's musical style and lyrical content make this a great listen. The older I get, the more and more I love the music from the 80's! Graceland & You Can Call Me Al are right up there as some of the best songs from the best decade of music!

Dookie

Green Day

5/5

The album that started it all for Green Day. It's great from start to finish! I was in college when it came out and have had it in my collection since day one.

Traffic

1/5

I love a good classic rock album, but this one would not make my Top 100 in this genre.

Beautiful Freak

Eels

4/5

I remember when this album came out but never really jumped on the eels bandwagon. Listening through this record makes me want to add it to my CD collection and investigate the rest of the eels discography. I like that he doesn't shy away from subject matter or deep personal feelings or even asking questions about something greater in this world. My favorite lyrics on this album are from "Novocaine for the Soul"... "You better give me something so I don't die... Jesus and his lawyer are coming back." While it's my understanding that E isn't a Christian, there were no truer words spoken. Jesus will fill the hole in your life.

Mott

Mott The Hoople

1/5

This album came out a year after I was born. I've never heard of this band before and certainly didn't recognize any of their songs. It's a good classic rock album but didn't really do anything for me.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

The album that got me into R.E.M. And now I own their entire discography! Automatic For The People is packed with great songs! From the lead song Drive to Everybody Hurts to Man on the Moon! The band released a total of 6 singles with three of them hitting the Top 30 on the Billboard chart.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

2/5

Another early 70's album by a group I haven't heard of. I would have been okay with having never heard it.

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

2/5

While I do like Genesis, this album is not even close to my favorite of theirs. This album falls in and out of psychedelic rock sounds, which just doesn't do it for me.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

3/5

Radiohead is a good band. My son loves them! He says this is the best album ever recorded. For me, it's just so so.

Basket of Light

Pentangle

2/5

Another new listen. The Pentangle is a 60's version of Edward Sharpe & The Magnificent Zeros. I'm much rather listen to ES&TMZ!

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

5/5

I moved to the Nashville area in 1999. While I knew of Johnny Cash before I moved, I really learned what a legend he was in this town! You can't help but start to like his music while living in Nashville! I certainly became a fan! What a great live record that really showcases his personality and some of his biggest hits! R.I.P. Johnny!

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

2/5

most of this album gave me a headache, but that's the case with most Jazz music. I can appreciate his talent and artistry, but my ears can't.

Leftism

Leftfield

1/5

My techno eays are long behind me!

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

1/5

yeah, not a fan!

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

1/5

One of these days the AG will tell me to listen to a band I've never heard of and I'll actually like it. Not so here.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

classic group with a classic hit "The Weight"! Their name is either really clever and some sort of inside joke or really boring and no one could come up with anything good.

Rio

Duran Duran

4/5

Great album, great songs! The beginning of a good run of music from Duran Duran!

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

2/5

not awful for a jazz album

Follow The Leader

Korn

2/5

The older I get the less I enjoy listening to harder rock music. I was never into Korn anyway. So, from a musical perspective, I didn't really care for this album. I do like Brian "Head" Welch's story, which can be read in his book "Save Me From Myself". An amazing redemptive story!

Buena Vista Social Club

2/5

All of a sudden I'm in the mood for Mexican food! And a Mexican restaurant about the only place I really care to listen to this kind of music.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

A good, but not amazing album from a classic rock group.

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

3/5

It's Prince! It's the 80's! It's good! While I was never a huge Prince fan, I've always liked his music. This album seems a bit more mellow than some of his other releases, and for me, didn't have recognizable hits.

Adele

5/5

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

1/5

meh.. r&b... not my thing.

Cypress Hill

1/5

not all music is for all people... this would not make my Top 2000.

With The Beatles

Beatles

5/5

Any Beatles album is top notch in my book!

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

2/5

Classic Rock group... classic rock album... just a little too psychedelic for me.

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

1/5

uh, yeah... no!

Berlin

Lou Reed

3/5

First time hearing this album. I thought it was a good classic rock album but didn't blow me away.

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

4/5

Always good to hear a UK band I'm not familiar with. This is a group that could easily enter the rotation!

Low

David Bowie

2/5

Bowie has better albums!

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

1/5

I knew this was a "NAH!!!" but listened to it anyway. Yeah, not for me.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

1/5

Some music is just noise. I'll give them Sabatoge off this album, but the rest just gives me a headache. I will say, I did fight for my right to party eight years earlier, which I think was the best song this group ever released.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

4/5

Finally an artist and album that I've never heard of that I actually like. I wasn't so sure what this would be like looking at the cover (it lowered my expectation), but after listening to I can see it's pretty fitting! Really enjoyed this one!

Synchronicity

The Police

4/5

It's been quite awhile since I've listened to this album. It's much better than I remember!

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

Great debut album from a great British band!

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

Another new artist for me. I liked this album, even though it was pretty mellow. I'd have to sit and really listen to the lyrics to see how much I really liked it.

The Yes Album

Yes

4/5

YES!

Tracy Chapman

5/5

Great album. Her voice is so distinguishable!

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

Smooth R&B. The dude's got talent.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

4/5

Excellent Queen album!!

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

It was alright.

Joanna Newsom

3/5

I enjoyed this one! Another new artist to my ears.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

2/5

yeah, this didn't do it for me.

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

4/5

I wish I had the time to REALLY listen to this and dig into the lyrics of these songs. Musically, this is great! I enjoy listening to him sing!

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

1/5

I've never listened to an entire Linkin Park album before, and this just confirmed my dislike for the band.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

5/5

Frank is the GOAT! Enough said!

Picture Book

Simply Red

2/5

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

1/5

not my new favorite band...

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

4/5

Waylon is definitely on the Mt. Rushmore of Country Music. Great album!

Mothership Connection

Parliament

2/5

Not feeling the funk this morning... but as funk goes, this group is top notch!

1984

Van Halen

5/5

Easily my favorite Van Halen album!

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Another classic from one of the greatest Rock Bands of all time!

The White Room

The KLF

1/5

this selection almost made 3 good albums in a row... Keep trying Album Generator!

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Can't ever go wrong with the Rolling Stones!

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Three Stones albums in a week's time? Okay, I'll say it again... can't go wrong with a Stones album! This may be my favorite of the three that have been generated this week!

I Should Coco

Supergrass

1/5

The 20th Anniversary edition on Spotify just might make this the longest album ever! Not a huge fan, so I should go!

Night Life

Ray Price

2/5

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

1/5

I skipped almost every song on this record due to his use of the "n" word. Be better Lamar!

Catch A Fire