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Album	You	Global	Diff
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle Bill Callahan	5	3.02	+1.98
Dig Me Out Sleater-Kinney	5	3.08	+1.92
The Hour Of Bewilderbeast Badly Drawn Boy	5	3.13	+1.87
Surf's Up The Beach Boys	5	3.31	+1.69
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady Charles Mingus	5	3.32	+1.68
Amnesiac Radiohead	5	3.41	+1.59
The ArchAndroid Janelle Monáe	5	3.45	+1.55
Odelay Beck	5	3.46	+1.54
Zombie Fela Kuti	5	3.47	+1.53
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young & Crazy Horse	5	3.55	+1.45

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
It's A Shame About Ray The Lemonheads	1	3.12	-2.12
KEAH** (Psalm 69) Ministry	1	2.69	-1.69
Bookends Simon & Garfunkel	2	3.56	-1.56
Timeless Goldie	1	2.53	-1.53
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs Marty Robbins	2	3.33	-1.33
Scum Napalm Death	1	2.07	-1.07
Music For The Jilted Generation The Prodigy	2	3.07	-1.07

5-Star Albums (14)

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Night Life

Ray Price

2/5

No idea of the kind of night life this guy has but it’s not the same as mine. Some of the lyricism on here is dark and witty

1 likes

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

3/5

This is super out there but it’s weird and interesting and I kinda love it for that… I will not be listening to it again

1 likes

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

This was so good really nice vibes, strength and softness. Varied and keeps you guessing

1 likes

1-Star Albums (4)

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Scum

Napalm Death

1/5

Not my vibes man, too shouty

Adele

3/5

Something I was well aware of but never listened to as an album. So a classic but new at the same time. Some beautiful songs on here. I can’t help but think that on a list of greatest albums of all time this is only an average 3 stars though

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Whilst this clearly has some of those classic defining songs on it. My feeling is that this isn’t as revolutionary as people think it is. It’s a great album no question. But is it a sea change in music I’m not so sure

The Wall

Pink Floyd

4/5

Just a bit silly isn’t it. There are some great songs here but the whole rock opera thing is lost on me. Maybe with the stage show that this is famous for itd have more meaning. Not their best work

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

Head goes bop.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

4/5

I had a few days of classic rock in a row and this was refreshing as hell. Such a vibe loved it

Cafe Bleu

The Style Council

2/5

Yeah, it’s bad Costello

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

3/5

Blues blues blues

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

3/5

Copper Blue

Sugar

2/5

This sounds like the genesis of lots of music I like but I do not understand how this is even on this list. It’s flat and uninteresting and so much more so than REM or Nirvana which I hear in here

L.A. Woman

The Doors

3/5

Certainly has a vibe but kinda forgettable except for a few choice songs

Odelay

Beck

5/5

Such a good album maintains a consistent vibe whilst being batshit insane in places. I think my first 5 star I have such a soft spot for it

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

This took a few attempts to get into but once I found the right mood and weather it really hit me at how thoughtful and heartfelt it is

Amnesiac

Radiohead

5/5

This album of leftover Radiohead songs is better than most albums. Weird, interesting and vibes throughout

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

4/5

This was great, refreshing, energetic way different from how I remember it when I originally heard it. Not as doof doof as I thought either.

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

4/5

This was so much better than I expected. Operatic witty and emotional

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

They achieved synchronicity for sure, it’s tight as hell. Alas I found it samey and repetitive

Back In Black

AC/DC

3/5

Head goes bop bop bop. Is it a masterpiece (no) is it interesting (no) but it is super fun

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

2/5

This is 90 mins of the same same same song over and over again and then Greenville to Baton Rouge which is sick sick sick.

Moon Safari

Air

3/5

Mellow, maybe I was just in the wrong mood for this. I can see how it is good but today was not the day for it. 3?

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

2/5

More doof doof than Fat of the land which is much more my speed. Find it really hard to get into anything as doofy as this

Common

3/5

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

3/5

This is a lot of fun but it's the same as Machine Head and i don't really get why a live album is on this list?

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

This was ace it does not sound like 1969

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

Incredibly famous and probably dissapointed because I expected more of it. Jack Bruce bass will always be nice though

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Slow smooth melancholy funky

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

5/5

Never heard of this but a really nice listen. Paints such a great picture. Reminds me of those Guy Garvey radio show things.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

4/5

The divine comedy might be the biggest revelation for me in this list (so far). I never got it before. But now I am getting Geordie Greep, Alex Turner and Gareth Campesinos… which he always said but I never got it before

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

I hear there’s a lot of Bowie on this list, and I think it’s safe to say I’ve never really listened to albums of his work. I found this kind of wild and out there. Some bangers but also some weirdness like it’s finding its feet

Berlin

Lou Reed

3/5

First song thought this was 5 stars, second song thought it was 4, by halfway through I think it's a 3

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

4/5

I know that I have enjoyed this album in the past, even in the last few years. But it just did not vibe for me today. That makes it hard to rate? Down the middle 3 I guess? Naw 4 because I know it can slam but it's so specific

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

2/5

It’s kind of wistful and chill but I’m not sure I get it

Liquid Swords

GZA

3/5

I kinda like the skits and narrative thread on this but I’m just not into the beats

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

3/5

This one grew on me. What can i say though excited for Graceland

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

4/5

This was really good. Sonically interesting and inventive. Just not quite a 5 due to a lack of grippiness

The College Dropout

Kanye West

4/5

Kanye is a wanker. This album is good. Shame. Do I rate it based on how much I hate the guy, how good the album is?

Night Life

Ray Price

2/5

No idea of the kind of night life this guy has but it’s not the same as mine. Some of the lyricism on here is dark and witty

Vivid

Living Colour

4/5

This was much better than I expected. I only recognised cult of personality and that’s only from GTA.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

5/5

Makes me feel like I’m a detective solving crimes and smoking cigarettes. Suddenly I am clocked around the head with a hammer and in the ensuing wooziness I stumbled downstairs and into the street. It’s raining, the feeling of my wet woollen suit on my skin disgusts me. I peel the suit off and lay in the gutter unaware of what has just happened.

Basket of Light

Pentangle

4/5

Got into this more than I thought but after a few songs I kinda lost interest. Nice soundscapes and whimsy but yeah it' meh

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

Throbbing Gristle

2/5

Very hard to rate this. I find it deeply reminiscent of nights at modern art galleries watching stutters black and white films. Artistically fascinating, musically bewildering

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

Kind of exactly what I needed today. Warm heartfelt and fun

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

4/5

There are so many 70s rock bands on this list. This was another average record by one of them

Nowhere

Ride

3/5

Neither as good as what came before or what came after. I don’t really get it

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

3/5

This is super out there but it’s weird and interesting and I kinda love it for that… I will not be listening to it again

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

This was great

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

5/5

I think this might be the best beach boys album

The Pleasure Principle

Gary Numan

4/5

This sounds so much like Gary Numan. Iconic

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

5/5

I’m sure I’ve tried to listen this before and not got it. But this time it gripped me it’s got passion, heart, energy and anger and I loved it. Will listen again

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

3/5

When I was at school my friends told me this was cool. I tried it and didn’t like it because I liked music with guitars and musicians making it. I was excited to try it again with a more grown up mind. But I think it is just ok after all an impressive technical feat but musically not for me

Timeless

Goldie

1/5

This kind of music genuinely stresses me out

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

4/5

Revolutionary and lyrically brilliant with a lot of energy and feeling but ultimately samey never hitting the highs of rolling stone

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

It’s a banger

New Wave

The Auteurs

3/5

I am British which apparently is required to enjoy this, yet I consider it astoundingly meh

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

3/5

This is pretty wild for 93 it gives me Courtney Barnett vibes

Headquarters

The Monkees

3/5

It’s no Beatles

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

2/5

Honestly just quite funny

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

3/5

Good raps good beats bad skits

Boston

4/5

On a dark, wet, grey morning I needed More Than a Feeling more than I ever knew

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

5/5

Contains one of my favourite songs of all time

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

The best Neil young album

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

3/5

Cannot believe this came out in 1974 but not what I’d call a pleasant listen for me

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Full of bangers

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

5/5

It’s just wall to wall bangers

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

This was so good really nice vibes, strength and softness. Varied and keeps you guessing

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

3/5

Not as good as the college dropout, it's a good record but not as enjoyable. Plus Kanye is still a wanker

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

2/5

This is the worst kind of 80s slop jazz that makes me think I don’t like jazz. But I do, but not this

Zombie

Fela Kuti

5/5

I’m very aware of Feli and his influence but this may be the first time i actually sat down and consciously listened to an album. What a treat.

Roots

Sepultura

3/5

I don’t like metal. But this is groovy and I like that

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Slightly underwhelming to be honest bass drums guitar vocals all good but not reaching the heights I remember

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

Bangers back to back. I think planet caravan remains a revelation into just how great sabbath are

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

3/5

I mean it’s fine middling indie

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

1/5

It’s not for me and that’s ok Also these are the worst mixed drums I’ve ever heard

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Shuggie Otis

4/5

I'm more familiar with the album that includes Strawberry Letter 23.... wait... what... this album also includes Strawberry Letter 23 I rate this 23 Strawberries 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓 🍓🍓🍓 But only 4 stars...

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

4/5

I’d call this middling indie but it made me feel things

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

3/5

I like the vibe on this chill

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

3/5

Damn this was so much better than I thought it would be. I’m not an electronic guy but this is varied enough to keep me interested

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

It’s nice to listen to this whole record and appreciate some of the more obscure tracks that sing in their own right and in the context of this wonderfully meandering album

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

1/5

Honestly this is bland as milk toast why is this in the list?

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

4/5

This was good. Weird interesting. Mostly vocal only a few instruments.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

5/5

Beautiful beautiful album

Adele

3/5

She’s got some bangers and soaring moments but it’s overwhelmingly fine

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

4/5

The energy on this is crazy but it’s also badly recorded and badly played and the songs and sort of ok. But I like energy

Arise

Sepultura

2/5

I don’t like metal and this isn’t nearly as groovy as roots. It’s a no from me

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

Think this album is pretty incredible not really like anything else I hear

Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

I always thought Audioslave where a bad Rage Against the Machine but it turns out they were a good Soundgarden

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

4/5

I’m familiar with Elbow, I quite like Elbow, and find Guy Garvey’s voice captivating. Yet even I scoffed at this being on the list. But after a focused listen this really is very good. Not the best thing on this list but deserving of being here

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

This is just the most vibes album ever made isn’t it

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

3/5

I’m just not sure I get this. That 80s sound really grates me I totally see Prince’s skill as a musician but then the music is just a bit empty for me

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

4/5

Vibes

Nixon

Lambchop

3/5

Some of this is really nice. I recognise a single song from it and I assume that is the famous one because it’s actually quite good. But I found the rest of it quite forgettable

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

This is really hecking good

World Clique

Deee-Lite

3/5

This was actually a lot more fun than I thought

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

I've seen Pet Shop Boys and it was amazing. This does not reach the same highs

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Such a good album vibes beats and soul. I can only mark it down because it’s kinda samey, but that may just be my opinion on rap