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Album	You	Global	Diff
My Aim Is True Elvis Costello	5	3.35	+1.65
Odessey And Oracle The Zombies	5	3.42	+1.58
3 + 3 The Isley Brothers	5	3.59	+1.41
Pink Moon Nick Drake	5	3.65	+1.35
Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz	5	3.65	+1.35
Casanova The Divine Comedy	4	2.67	+1.33
All Hail the Queen Queen Latifah	4	2.87	+1.13
Stripped Christina Aguilera	4	2.87	+1.13
World Clique Deee-Lite	4	2.87	+1.13
Fuzzy Logic Super Furry Animals	4	2.94	+1.06

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Hail To the Thief Radiohead	2	3.45	-1.45
The Real Thing Faith No More	2	3.21	-1.21
They Were Wrong, So We Drowned Liars	1	2.11	-1.11
Billion Dollar Babies Alice Cooper	2	3.11	-1.11
Immigrés Youssou N'Dour	2	3.08	-1.08

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Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts · 1 likes

4/5

can't go wrong with British punk

Stripped

Christina Aguilera · 1 likes

4/5

Classic early 2000s pop

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals · 1 likes

3/5

This was a fun listen

1-Star Albums (1)

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The Clash

4/5

48 hours, Police & Thieves are early favorites. Enjoyed the album more on the second listen.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

5/5

Loved it. He could be a successful artist today.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

4/5

I enjoyed this more than i thought i would.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

4/5

Crazy 2000 vibes from this one.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

There's no one like Aretha. Amazing

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

2/5

Not fan

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Nostaglic. But overall DJ albums aren't my vibe

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

5/5

excellent listen

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

1/5

This is not my vibe

Microshift

Hookworms

3/5

better than i anticipated

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

2/5

It was overall kinda weird and sounded exactly like I would expect a band with their description to sound in the 1980s.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

i enjoyed it

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

4/5

James Taylor is a Classic

The Predator

Ice Cube

3/5

Synchronicity

The Police

4/5

Manassas

Stephen Stills

3/5

Solid classic rock.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Can't go wrong with the boss

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

3/5

It was a little too singin yodeling on a mountain for my taste.

Smash

The Offspring

4/5

got that classic 90s rock sound to it.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

4/5

Vulnicura

Björk

3/5

Little weird for me, but listen worthy

Dirt

Alice In Chains

3/5

I respect it, just not for me.

Chelsea Girl

Nico

2/5

She's got a unique sound - that is not for me.

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

4/5

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

4/5

It's a lot of sound - sonically Jerry Lee Lewis had a lot going on, add crowd noise, it's loud. But for a live album originally recorded in the 1960s, it was pretty good.

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

5/5

My first full Elvis Costello album -I'm a fan. This was a great listen.

Traffic

4/5

It’s ok.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Raekwon

3/5

It was ok.

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

Not my favorite - cool sound though

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

Couple of good songs - its fine

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

Loved it

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

4/5

1984

Van Halen

4/5

Enjoyed this album

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

3/5

The Cars

3/5

Nice easy listen

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

3/5

British boy bands

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

3/5

ugh, more electronica

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

pretty good

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

Excellent

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

2/5

Not for me

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

4/5

can't go wrong with British punk

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

excellent

Horses

Patti Smith

3/5

not super for me

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

it was ok, not my favorite.

Fragile

Yes

3/5

it was fine

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

A little mush mouthed.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

4/5

This was kinda fun

White Light / White Heat

The Velvet Underground

2/5

Not for me

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

excellent listen

Queens of the Stone Age

4/5

I liked this more than i thought i would. a fair amount of instrumental tracks

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

3/5

i enjoyed it

1999

Prince

3/5

It was ok

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

This was great. Willie doesn't disappoint

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

4/5

Classic early 2000s pop

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

3/5

It's unique, but not unlistenable.

The Specials

3/5

it was fine

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

4/5

I enjoyed this one a lot more than I expected.

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

3/5

it was fine - just not the best day for the album

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

4/5

Kid A

Radiohead

4/5

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

2/5

It wasn't bad, it was just ideas of songs.

All That You Can't Leave Behind

3/5

Its U2 Its never bad.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

This is the first Jimi Hendrix Album i listened to, it was good, but i guess very different than i anticipated.

Low

David Bowie

3/5

A lot of instrumentals

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

Its the beatles its not going to be bad

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

2/5

It's a mediocre white guy rock band from the 1990s. Why is this on the list?

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Subdued and not flashy. I really enjoyed this.

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

3/5

Old school country

The College Dropout

Kanye West

3/5

He's a piece of shit but this album is pretty good.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

loved every second of it

The Real Thing

Faith No More

2/5

No thank you

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

3/5

Solid

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

2/5

This was a weird mix of songs and sounds. I'm not really sure why its on this list.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

Blondie is excellent. Added 2 new songs to my favorites list

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

3/5

Solid. One of the songs had me convinced my headphones were broken

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

2/5

It was interesting but definately not for me.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

3/5

MOre spoken word anything anything. It was a solid listen.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

4/5

Solid. Though all the songs all kinda sounded very same same.

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

3/5

I can see how Miley Cyrus may have been influenced here.

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

4/5

Solid listen.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

This one surprised me a bit. More listenable than i anticipated.

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

Great listen.

Parachutes

Coldplay

4/5

I think this maybe the first coldplay album i've listened to. I get the hype

Blunderbuss

Jack White

4/5

Its was fine

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

3/5

Interesting sound. Just not super for me.

Spiderland

Slint

3/5

8 minute songs should be outlawed.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

4/5

I really liked this entire album.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

I don’t think you can be in a bad mood listening to Earth, Wind & Fire. Ya dig.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

4/5

This was pretty good.

The Band

3/5

It was fine

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

4/5

Solid listen

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

3/5

it was fine. I'm just not a big fan of 10 minute songs

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

4/5

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

3/5

What a unique sound.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

4/5

Excellent

Pretenders

3/5

It was fine.

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

It was pretty good.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

3/5

pretty good

High Violet

The National

3/5

Solid listen. Always nice to get a modern album after living in the 60s for a few weeks.

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

2/5

This was a unique listen. Not my favorite.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

4/5

Honestly, far better than I anticipated. I judged an album by the cover.

Adele

4/5

LOVE It

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

4/5

Can’t really go wrong with a Beatles album.

World Clique

Deee-Lite

4/5

WAAAY Better than i thought, based on the 1 song i knew going in.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

3/5

It was ok.

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

3/5

I think the best thing i can say - is the songs are short.

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

4/5

I initially judged this by the cover - then surprisingly enjoyed this WAY more than i thought i would.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

4/5

It was pretty good

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

This was pretty good

Timeless

Goldie

3/5

Really long songs. It was fine.

All Mod Cons

The Jam

4/5

I really enjoyed this

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

3/5

It was fine

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

2/5

This one is a little weird. not sure what i was expecting.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

Classic - its great

Different Class

Pulp

3/5

Its kinda weird, but i like it.

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

3/5

This was a weird one

1989

Taylor Swift

4/5

Its taylor swift its not bad

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

So good

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

3/5

Not really my vibe. But it was ok

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

4/5

Haven't listened to a ton of nine inch nails, i had a perception they were something they are really not. I enjoyed this.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

This was excellent

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

3/5

I enjoyed this album

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

3/5

I was unfamiliar with Tom Waits. This first struck me as kinda odd spoken word, but the more I listened to it the more i started to enjoy it.

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

3/5

This was weird... but fine.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

4/5

So good, super nostaglic

Killing Joke

2/5

Not my favorite

Goo

Sonic Youth

3/5

Tom Tom Club

3/5

This was kinda fun

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

4/5

It was a Joni kinda day.

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Stevie never disappoints

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

I really enjoyed this top to bottom. Really fun and two classics on it.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

4/5

solid

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

3/5

This was a fun listen

Kala

M.I.A.

3/5

Not my favorite genre

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

I really enjoyed this one.

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

2/5

I'm not sure what this was, but it wasn't good.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

I enjoyed this

Fly Or Die

N.E.R.D

3/5

Better than i thought.

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

This was alright- after a while everything kinda started sounding the same.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Its christmas music. great for 2 months of the year.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

4/5

That was good.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

3/5

Electric

The Cult

3/5

its fine.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

4/5

Pretty good

Trout Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

2/5

This is in the top 10 weirdest things I've ever listened to in my life. Find the entire thing on Youtube.

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

3/5

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

3/5

I think I just learned I’m not a huge Eric Clapton fan. The hits are solid. The rest is meh, for me.

Achtung Baby

3/5

It’s kinda meh

Suicide

3/5

It was fine

Abraxas

Santana

3/5

its ok

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

The hits are great, the rest is the rest

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

3/5

This was an interesting listen

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

I liked this

Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

2/5

This is for someone, but that someone is not me.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

Solid

I Against I

Bad Brains

2/5

Not my favorite

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

I enjoyed this

Aja

Steely Dan

3/5

My first thought of Aja is a drag queen not steely dan. I didn't actually mind this, though.

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

2/5

Not really my favorite