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Album	You	Global	Diff
Freak Out! The Mothers Of Invention	5	2.83	+2.17
Heartattack And Vine Tom Waits	5	3.07	+1.93
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo Devo	5	3.14	+1.86
Bongo Rock Incredible Bongo Band	5	3.26	+1.74
If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Pogues	5	3.33	+1.67
Fear Of A Black Planet Public Enemy	5	3.34	+1.66
The World is a Ghetto War	5	3.35	+1.65
Hot Rats Frank Zappa	5	3.36	+1.64
Blunderbuss Jack White	5	3.4	+1.6
Crime Of The Century Supertramp	5	3.4	+1.6

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
In Utero Nirvana	1	3.82	-2.82
Heroes David Bowie	1	3.62	-2.62
Hounds Of Love Kate Bush	1	3.62	-2.62
The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden	1	3.58	-2.58
Low David Bowie	1	3.55	-2.55
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	1	3.5	-2.5
Dirt Alice In Chains	1	3.47	-2.47
Unknown Pleasures Joy Division	1	3.47	-2.47
Heaven Or Las Vegas Cocteau Twins	1	3.39	-2.39
Either Or Elliott Smith	1	3.39	-2.39

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Artist	Albums	Average
Black Sabbath	3	4.67
Talking Heads	3	4.33

Least Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Sonic Youth	2	1.5
Morrissey	2	1.5
David Bowie	3	2

Controversial

Artist	Ratings
Pink Floyd	1, 4
David Bowie	1, 1, 4

5-Star Albums (35)

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Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention · 1 likes

5/5

I know he's not everyone's cup of tea, but I think Frank Zappa is brilliant...and so prescient! I own several of his albums, but not this one, although I've seen it before.

1-Star Albums (33)

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

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American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

Love this album. A nice group of Cashified tunes!

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

The only album I've ever listened to by Amy Winehouse. She has an incredible voice, an old soul, and effortless talent. Such a shame that she became a part of the 27 Club

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

calm and relaxing; nice picking

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

Great songwriter and good album, but I struggle listening to his voice. This is the first, and probably not the last, Dylan album I've listened to in its entirety.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

5/5

Loved it!

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

Some good tunes. A bit too atmospheric for me - 3

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

4/5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

5/5

One of the all-time classics!

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

2/5

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

3/5

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

Thriller

Michael Jackson

3/5

Three tremendous songs that defined an icon but the rest is filler IMHO - 3

2112

Rush

4/5

Great musicians and incredible lyrics. When I was in college, those who weren't constantly playing Waiting for Columbus or Rumors, were playing this album

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

4/5

Loved this album, but I get the references to it being sooo David Bowie.

Elastica

2/5

I never heard Elastica back in the day and didn't know their "hits." Some tunes were pretty good, but I doubt I'll listen to it again

In Utero

Nirvana

1/5

I think I would probably have been blown away by Nirvana in my 20s or 30s when grunge began; however, as a 65-year-old, this album did not do much for me.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

5/5

ZZ Top when they were bluesier and extraordinary. Every song is a banger and bears no resemblance to their later hits, such as Sharp-Dressed Man

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

3/5

Enjoying this more than I expected. Really like Do'Reen's voice

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

5/5

Nothing more to add

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Sounds like a greatest hits album. Art Garfunkel has the voice of an angel

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

2/5

I suppose it's good jazz, but I don't have the discerning ear to differentiate between good and bad jazz. I would rate it between 2 and 3, but I will settle on 2 because I'm unlikely to listen to it again

GREY Area

Little Simz

3/5

First rap album on my list and was pleasantly surprised, considering I've never heard of her

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

2/5

All sounds the same to me - never listened enough to his music to notice how erotic every song is

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

5/5

It's got a good beat and I can SLAM to it! Love some of the sampling!

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

"If 6 was 9" is so classic, and I really liked "Little Miss Lover."

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

Great album. Amazing lyrics and a variety of musical styles

Heroes

David Bowie

1/5

This album STILL did not open my eyes to the mystique of David Bowie. I don't get his music at all

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

2/5

Never heard of the group, but had heard 2 songs from this album previously.

The La's

2/5

The Plimsouls did it better

Liquid Swords

GZA

2/5

Not my jam. I suppose it's okay, but I need more variety in the background music. Don't think I'll listen to this again.

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

5/5

Love this...especially the live sections

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

3/5

This concert sounded like a religious experience and a great time!

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

What a voice! So much emotion! A shame we couldn't still be enjoying his music.

1984

Van Halen

2/5

It was okay. Lots of hits, but not my taste. Have to give Eddie credit for his guitar work though.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

I think I like The Beastie Boys!

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

5/5

I know he's not everyone's cup of tea, but I think Frank Zappa is brilliant...and so prescient! I own several of his albums, but not this one, although I've seen it before.

Low

David Bowie

1/5

Yeah, I still don't get David Bowie, but I did like one song on this album, so if I could, I would rate it 1.5 stars

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

3/5

Lots of rolling, roiling drums and guitar. Less noisy than typical punk bands, but equally anti-establishment. I listened to a few of the live versions of tunes, and I liked them.

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

4/5

Love the beats!

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

3/5

Love Jack White, but not my favorite White Stripes album. Still, damn good

No Other

Gene Clark

2/5

I really wanted to like this album more than I did - it had a promising start but became redundant quickly

Electric

The Cult

1/5

Not sure why this album was on this list. It was meh, and I had to downgrade it by a star due to the band's rendition of Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf and thousands of cover bands did it better!

Take Me Apart

Kelela

2/5

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

3/5

Some good tunes...and some noise

Whatever

Aimee Mann

4/5

I wasn't expecting to like this album, but felt it was surprisingly solid

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

3/5

I didn't expect much regarding lyricism; therefore, I was not disappointed. As a fan of the Hives, Turbonegro crawled so The Hives could run

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

Great album! Really enjoyed listening to this one!

Blunderbuss

Jack White

5/5

Fragile

Yes

3/5

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

I thought I had been burned out on CCR, but I really liked this album, mainly because of the quality of the tunes that had not been played to death over the last 50 years.

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

What a voice! Although not my preferred style of music, Aretha proves herself to be the queen of soul!

Dirt

Alice In Chains

1/5

Wow! So depressing!

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

3/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

At first, I wasn't a fan of this particular album, but the songs kept getting better as it progressed.

Miriam Makeba

4/5

Very nice. I felt the music style really highlighted her amazing voice.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

1/5

Don't like this one bit

Cut

The Slits

2/5

I liked two more songs on this album than I thought I would (2 total). Rate 1.5 if I could, but will give it a 2

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

1/5

Not for me. Self-indulgent and boring!

OK Computer

Radiohead

2/5

I've tried to like Radiohead, and even own this album and a previous one.

Pornography

The Cure

2/5

not a fan of "atmospheric" music

Golden Hour

Kacey Musgraves

3/5

Not too bad. Doesn't really sound like the pop country out now

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens Of The Stone Age

4/5

I really liked this. Definitely could see the influence of Jack White and Josh Homme on each other

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Nice! Meshed perfectly with my long walk. Would give it a 3.5!

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

Really liked this one!

São Paulo Confessions

Suba

3/5

Very nice background music with South American rhythms.

Picture Book

Simply Red

2/5

Ok, but kinda boring

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

3/5

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

2/5

The World is a Ghetto

War

5/5

Amazing, high energy album!

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

This album is the reason for this list! Almost 60 years old, and one can see how it influenced many other bands. Best album I've heard so far!

Green

R.E.M.

5/5

I forgot how good this album was!

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

3/5

I liked this more than I expected to

The Clash

4/5

Black Sabbath

5/5

Hejira

Joni Mitchell

1/5

Not my jam

White Denim

3/5

Tracy Chapman

5/5

Can't believe nobody wanted to produce this album. Not secretary rock! Very good!

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

3/5

Garbage

3/5

Joan Baez

1/5

I don't like to downgrade music simply because it's not my style, but I was listening to this one through my hearing aids, and she was the only singer that ever literally hurt my ears

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Devo

5/5

Illmatic

Nas

3/5

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

5/5

Love this album!

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

3/5

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

1/5

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

4/5

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

1/5

Sometimes you just have to try something simply because it exists, such as frog's legs, lutefisk, or haggis, but it doesn't necessarily mean that it is great or even very good. That being said, I'll never listen to anything like this again

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

1/5

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

2/5

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

4/5

Machine Head

Deep Purple

5/5

Every song is a banger!

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

5/5

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

4/5

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

2/5

I almost rated this a bit higher because I would notice my foot tapping to the music before it totally lost the plot. Nice to see the evolution of Nick Cave though

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

1/5

Low-Life

New Order

1/5

Sounds so much like the other bands around at this time that I didn't like then and still don't enjoy now.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

2/5

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

4/5

Sea Change

Beck

1/5

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

1/5

Yea, not what I was expecting this morning

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Chelsea Girl

Nico

1/5

She must've been one helluva muse because she was a garbage artist!

Synchronicity

The Police

2/5

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

3/5

I enjoyed this more than I expected to.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

4/5

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

5/5

Da Capo

Love

3/5

Liked some of it, but then again, I like jambands and psychedelic music of all sorts

Paul Simon

4/5

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

4/5

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

3/5

The Visitors

ABBA

2/5

Very

Pet Shop Boys

1/5

Moon Safari

Air

3/5

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

4/5

Wow! Whatta surprise! I really liked this, but I can't describe why. It just HIT!

Roger the Engineer

The Yardbirds

4/5

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

5/5

One of my all-time favorite albums! I bought other Supertramp albums after this one, but none of them rocked my world like this one did. Like it as much at 66 as I did at 17!

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

3/5

Either I know more Byrds' songs than I thought or they are so familiar because they sound the same.

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

2/5

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Boston

5/5