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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Yes Album Yes	5	3.31	+1.69
The Band The Band	5	3.36	+1.64
In A Silent Way Miles Davis	5	3.61	+1.39
Pink Moon Nick Drake	5	3.65	+1.35
Deja Vu Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	5	3.7	+1.3
Abraxas Santana	5	3.72	+1.28
Back to Basics Christina Aguilera	4	2.75	+1.25
Automatic For The People R.E.M.	5	3.82	+1.18
Picture Book Simply Red	4	2.88	+1.12
Destroy Rock & Roll Mylo	4	2.89	+1.11

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Grace Jeff Buckley	2	3.72	-1.72
In The Court Of The Crimson King King Crimson	2	3.6	-1.6
Black Holes and Revelations Muse	2	3.59	-1.59
It's Blitz! Yeah Yeah Yeahs	2	3.49	-1.49
She's So Unusual Cyndi Lauper	2	3.48	-1.48
Blackstar David Bowie	2	3.48	-1.48
Deep Purple In Rock Deep Purple	2	3.33	-1.33
Eagles Eagles	2	3.3	-1.3
Low-Life New Order	2	3.3	-1.3
The Next Day David Bowie	2	3.3	-1.3

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Beatles	2	5

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OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

Masterpiece

1 likes

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

3/5

Kinda nasty, but has some excellent jams. Can't fade Gin and Juice, G.

1 likes

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

5/5

Sure, it’s not the masterpiece of the later albums. But take a look at any list of great albums released in 1964. Other than a couple early Dylan albums, nothing in this year even comes close. Even on this album they were so far ahead of their peers it isn’t fair.

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4-Star Albums (21)

1-Star Albums (2)

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Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

3/5

Cool 2000's hip hop. Good way to start

Blur

3/5

Couple good songs

Bad

Michael Jackson

4/5

Not as consistent as Thriller but still filled with massive hits

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

Masterpiece

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

4/5

This was my first tough rating. Awesome album, but does it merit 5? Maybe but I’m going 4 to avoid grade inflation.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

Honestly thought it would be better. Knew the famous songs, and they are great. But rest of the album is mid. Gotta go 3. Sorry Jimi

The College Dropout

Kanye West

3/5

Not his best album. Couple bangers, but uneven. Talent is there. Too bad he’s now nuts

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

2/5

Clearly, a important album in the history of hard rock and heavy metal but not really many good songs

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

3/5

Couple very strong songs. Hard to Handle is a great version. But many forgettable tracks

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

2/5

Very 80’s. Two or maybe three big hits. Filler kinda forgettable.

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

3/5

Some good French beats. Third song is pretty good. But a little hard to really enjoy a hip hop album in another language

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

A few surprisingly good tracks. Scar tissue is good. But the rapping can be juvenile.

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

3/5

No amazing songs but I can see why it was originally hated but has been reevaluated. The emotions drip off the music. Now I have a sense of what it is all about

Abraxas

Santana

5/5

Solid all the way through.

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

Masterpiece. This time I really focused on how much the melodies return throughout the album

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

3/5

Kinda nasty, but has some excellent jams. Can't fade Gin and Juice, G.

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

1/5

Yeah, not for me. They call it art noise. It’s like Trout Mask Replica with more fuzz. First one i almost turned off.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Definitely hipster. More lo fi than I expected. Nico’s voice is actually kind annoying.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Feels like he invented like four genres at once. Some really good soul jams

Justified

Justin Timberlake

3/5

Perfectly fine pop album. Not his best. Other than the hits nothing struck me as particularly great

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

4/5

Thought this was going to be 5 stars for sure. But having heard it against some other clearly 5 star albums I don’t think so, not for me. I just like the later Miles much better

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

Devo

3/5

Has that Devo weirdness, but actually some melodies are hidden in there

Eagles

2/5

Yeah the Eagles still suck

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

2/5

A good number of songs are clearly showing his writing genius. But there are just a lot of ones I can’t really dig. The voice isn’t for me.

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Was really surprised about how much good writing is under the punk vibe. Started thinking it would be a 2 but ended up being a 4

Low-Life

New Order

2/5

While it has moments suggesting their breakout massive hits like Blue Monday, mostly seemed like forgettable 80s synth.

The Stooges

2/5

Porto punk indeed. I can see the historical significance but just not any songs I thought were very good

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

A totally unique musical experience.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

3/5

Surprisingly pleasant. Obviously now old fashioned but a good listen

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

3/5

Sounds like Kirkland MGMT

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

Just off the strength of the two hit signals it earns four stars. Will come back to this one again.

Is This It

The Strokes

3/5

Pretty good, although now that I finished it, I can't really remember any of it

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

5/5

Masterpiece. Not a bad song

Blackstar

David Bowie

2/5

I mean, not terrible, but I don't get why we need to have this on the list. It definitely isn't an album I needed to hear. Sounds like an aging rock star out of ideas.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

3/5

The big hits are so good, and in particular Head Over Heels really holds up. Rest of the album is some pretty standard 80's brit synthpop.

The Predator

Ice Cube

3/5

Very dope and creative

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

Really liked Sing About Me. Easy to see why he got so much attention.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

3/5

Much better than the other Bowie albums on this list. Maybe the only one I might come back to

Horses

Patti Smith

3/5

Nice proto punk. Love the opening track. But not that many good songs I would want to hear again. Don’t particularly dig her voice.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

5/5

Absolutely beautiful

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

2/5

I've tried it many times. Just can't get into it. Prefer Yes so much better

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

Absolutely masterpiece. Just love the final song so much

Porcupine

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

I have no idea where there are three Echo and Bunnymen albums on this list. Whoever put together must have been a British goth kid in the 80's

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

2/5

Definitely can hear the technical prowess on the guitar. But this hard core metal isn't for me.

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

2/5

Another proof point this list is put together by a particular kind of British hipster. Boring

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

3/5

Not sure why this was on the list. It’s not in the top 3 Doors albums

B-52's

The B-52's

3/5

Kind of fun. Don’t love their signing voices. But the songs were entertaining

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

3/5

Kinda interesting genre bending. Glad to be introduced to it.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Very interesting, his voice is not bad at this point in his career. Not my thing but I'll say interesting again

American Idiot

Green Day

4/5

This was surprisingly good. You have to get past the “punk” singing. But once you do the songwriting is so good

System Of A Down

2/5

Oof. Don’t care for this type of music. Not the right age I suppose.

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Had more hits than I remembered. Manages to sound almost like all the songs are covers but yet they wrote them.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

So different from their 80s stuff. Pretty unique sound

Funeral

Arcade Fire

3/5

Just can't get into it

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Super classic. So many dank tracks that aren't the famous singles.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

2/5

I have no idea—none—why this is so revered. The best song is a cover.

Odessa

Bee Gees

3/5

Boy, it’s long. And a little hard to take it seriously since my brain associates their voices so much with the disco era. They are definitely talented song writers.

Headquarters

The Monkees

3/5

It does seem like a band trying to sound like every other 60 band. But it has a charm about it

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

Can’t hit five stars fast enough.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

So good. Was great to hear all the songs not on Legend

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

3/5

I was expecting garbage but it was some fun early 90’s hip hop. Spouse said “sounds like going to a fraternity party in 1991”

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

5/5

The warm up to bitches brew.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Curtis version of What’s Going On. But more cutting.

Yank Crime

Drive Like Jehu

2/5

I guess this is post hardcore? Apparently some band that only existed for about 5 years. Not my thing

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

So many hits. Just really strong album

A Seat at the Table

Solange

3/5

Not bad. Not sure why they put her up with queen bee though

The Next Day

David Bowie

2/5

Just way too many Bowie albums on this list

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

3/5

Obviously a few of the songs are huge hits. She had something special to be sure. And I didn’t realize that she wrote most of these songs. But other than the hits I thought the rest were just “fine”. But definitely an album that should be on this list

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

3/5

Very pleasant trip hop. Background music at best though

Garbage

3/5

Couple good songs. Boy the lyrics really match the attitude

A Little Deeper

Ms. Dynamite

3/5

Surprisingly good. Great beats. I thought it might be too British but actually not so much. This is a good one for this list because if it was not on there I wouldn’t ever have known about it.

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Definitely like Harvest Moon better. Some of the songs sound recycled. But it’s got that fuzz he likes

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

3/5

Cool reggae vibes. Started out standard UK reggae but then had some interesting stuff later in the album

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

3/5

Great covers.

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

2/5

Not available on Spotify. Gave it a listen on YouTube. So German cabaret music translated into English. Not my jam.

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

3/5

More pedestrian British stuff. Nothing jumps out here as special

1984

Van Halen

4/5

The hits still stand up.

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

4/5

Still had that strong voice even in her third album.

Stephen Stills

3/5

Obviously Love the One You Are With is massive. Some of the songs feel like outtakes of a CSN album. But also has some great jams.

Amnesiac

Radiohead

4/5

Fantastic, obviously. But feels more like Kid A outtakes

Van Halen

4/5

Super classic with attitude and a bunch of good songs

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

2/5

Didn’t ever care for the singles. I’m not a Goth teenager

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

2/5

Oof. It’s the British Biz Markie of the 00’s. Not good

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

5/5

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

3/5

After getting a Beatles album from this era, this just comes off as pretty mindless pop fluff from the 60’s.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

The two hits are fantastic, but the rest feels underdeveloped

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

3/5

The two hits are so good. Rest of the album was a little all over the place.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

4/5

I know we are supposed to hate Coldplay but gosh darn it this album is filled with bangers

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

3/5

Cool historical period. If you close your eyes you can hear him taking the swing of the 40s and turning it into rock and roll

Sister

Sonic Youth

2/5

Oh boy are there really 5-6 Sonic Youth albums on this list? Brutal.

The Yes Album

Yes

5/5

Absolutely perfect prog rock. Amazing writing, great harmonies. Easy 5

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

2/5

Boring. Least interesting Damon project

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

1/5

Oh boy. Not good. Let’s hope that’s the only Residents on the list.

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

3/5

The man can really sing. Absolutely oozes charisma. But blues songs kinda all sound the same to me. I would giver a 5 if I liked that kind of music

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

2/5

Honestly pleasant enough but can’t remember any of it.

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

Kirkland Oasis with a side of Walmart Stone Roses

Picture Book

Simply Red

4/5

I knew them only from the two hits that charted in the US -- Holding Back the Tears and Money's Too Tight to Mention. Those songs hold up completely, but I was charmed by the other songs. Really varied types of songs, plus a live song just plopped in the middle. Their version of Talking Head's Heaven is pretty good. This list has way too much UK stuff, but this is an example of one I'm glad I heard all the way through.

Metallica

3/5

Enter Sandman rocks. The rest sounds like those kids in high school who wore jeans jackets

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

The original US version did not include High Tide or Low Tide. Which is insane it’s the best song after Stir it Up

Repeater

Fugazi

2/5

I’m glad to know why they are so famous. Post hardcore isn’t for me but this is a great example of it for sur

The Band

5/5

It took a bunch of Canadians, with just one American, to make one of the greatest albums about the American experience.

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Every teenage boy who doesn’t have a girlfriend yet discovers this album. Does it hold up years later? Absolutely. The medieval, renaissance fair, etc nonsense doesn’t hit anymore. But the music continues to be amazing. Sure Stairway is a cliche now, but it’s famous because it is so good.

Kenya

Machito

3/5

A nice taste of the Afro Cuban jazz scene. Great energy

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

4/5

Really cool find! Can’t believe he only made one album. Really interesting beats

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

3/5

An album that is brilliant, but I can barely stomach listening to. I wouldn't dare say Eminem can't rap about murdering women and use homophobic slurs (among other topics). And the album was hailed by critics, and he got lots of defense from other artist. The guy really spoke to many young men. But it's not for me. At least nine of the songs have some reference to violence against women in some way. Is it great art? Most definitely. Is it distasteful? To me, yes.

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

Four absolutely monster hits on this album.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

Starts with arguably his two greatest songs. And there a couple other bangers

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

This one is tough to rate. It has incredible songs, but it's overstuffed, including with scream rock. Keep 1979, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Tonight, and Zero, and round it out with the best remaining tracks to fill one CD, and it gets 4 or 5 stars. But I find it hard it get to higher than 3 with all that scream rock.

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

2/5

Huh, never heard the Pogues before. Kinda different but gave it two listens and no song jumped out at me.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

Not as good as their other album. Ends so strong though

Goo

Sonic Youth

2/5

Yeah, one Sonic Youth album is plenty and there’s like 6 on the list. Maybe one song or two songs on here I could get into

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

3/5

Well, the singing isn’t for me. But gosh darn it the guitar playing and song writing charmed me. I get it why they rose to the top of the heavy metal genre in the early 80’s.

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

3/5

So old school I felt like I was a club in Brooklyn in 1979 about to breakdance on a piece of cardboard. I was impressed with the variety of ideas beyond the Message. Super fun. Look the music now sounds kinda simplistic compared to what modern hip hop produces. But still a fun time capsule.

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

Well, today I got one of the 134 Bowie albums on the list. But I actually kinda liked this album. Opening track intro is beautifully written. Golden Years is actually better than I remembered. And it’s not too long. Still find Bowie’s voice not my thing but this was enjoyable overall

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2/5

Sigh. Nothing to inspire me here

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

Definitely the best McCartney solo album. Opening tracks are just fantastic. Love how some of the themes return at the end.

Arrival

ABBA

3/5

Has the big hit. And definitely not just manufactured.

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

3/5

Not bad. She had some good songs

Guero

Beck

3/5

A return the Odeley style after Sea Change. But I’m more of a fan of the Sea Change era. Couple good songs though

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

3/5

Not as nasty as I was expecting. Many of the songs were as good as In Da Club. Really strong beats throughout. I’m not not a hip hop guy but if I was this would be a 5

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

3/5

Rips off Velvet Underground, the Rolling Stones, and a bunch of other late 60’s acts. One song sounds like Elvis. Another sounds like boogie woogie blues. It’s like the AI of the 1970’s. :) Passable attempts to emulate but nothing as good as the bands they are emulating. I can see how they say it was a bridge to punk and the ramones and garage rock.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

3/5

This was my first time listening to a Smiths album all the way through. I still don't dig Morrissey's voice. He sounds like the most punchable human ever. And I know I have a bunch of Smiths and Morrissey's solo albums to get through with this list. But I admit I was impressed with the song writing and guitar work. Headmaster Ritual and Barbarism Begins at Home were standouts.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

Super creative and unusual. I would like to listen to it again

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

Not sure why there are three Echo albums on this list. Is the weather in the UK so miserable? This album isn’t as bad as I was expecting. Little bit of cure, little bit British new wave. But not enough to convince me we need three of their albums on the list.

Fun House

The Stooges

2/5

Yes it’s punk. It’s got attitude. Couple okay songs