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Album	You	Global	Diff
Your New Favourite Band The Hives	5	3.12	+1.88
Loveless My Bloody Valentine	5	3.17	+1.83
Stardust Willie Nelson	5	3.39	+1.61
Hail To the Thief Radiohead	5	3.45	+1.55
Blackstar David Bowie	5	3.48	+1.52
Queen II Queen	5	3.49	+1.51
Van Halen Van Halen	5	3.63	+1.37
Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses	5	3.73	+1.27
Group Sex Circle Jerks	4	2.74	+1.26
Apple Venus Volume 1 XTC	4	2.85	+1.15

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Wildest! Louis Prima	1	3.53	-2.53
On The Beach Neil Young	1	3.46	-2.46
The Man Machine Kraftwerk	1	3.31	-2.31
Siembra Willie Colón & Rubén Blades	1	3.3	-2.3
MTV Unplugged In New York Nirvana	2	4.2	-2.2
Frampton Comes Alive Peter Frampton	1	3.18	-2.18
Are You Experienced Jimi Hendrix	2	4.15	-2.15
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin	2	4.09	-2.09
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge Mudhoney	1	2.84	-1.84
Yeezus Kanye West	1	2.77	-1.77

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David Bowie	4	4.5

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British Steel

Judas Priest

4/5

i love that this used to be heavy metal and the devil's music. now it sounds like something in the background of a dentist office. 4/5

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1-Star Albums (10)

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To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

A decade later and its message still rings true sadly. Hard to believe this was 2015, pre trump presidency and everything that happened. 4/5 probably? Maybe 3.5/5?

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

2/5

damn they let anyone make music back then huh? tho style points for flubbing an intro, restarting it, and keeping the entire thing in the finished song 2/5

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

3/5

a perfect album cover for how i felt listening to this album. sure, a lot of the songs sounded like a 20 second loop stretched over several minutes, and the hard cut off for several songs was kinda jarring, but i'm still out here groovin. bob dylan could never

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

3/5

this is fun, tho the irish folk style isn't my favorite. 3/5

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

5/5

holy shit man, what a fuckin album. incredible. 5/5

Scott 2

Scott Walker

2/5

meh 2/5 sounds like christmas. like his voice tho

Blood, Sweat & Tears

2/5

meh 2/5

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

3/5

holy moly this is where that one song comes from! also, decent album, 3.5 out of 5 for me for sure

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

hey i know some of these ones 3/5

Kid A

Radiohead

4/5

also incredible, but I think I liked the Hail to the Thief better. 4.5/5

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

2/5

this is the kinda shit i was expecting from this list. interesting, but not enjoyable. 2.5/5. beats the shit out of dylan tho

Van Halen

5/5

Incredible 5/5

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

2/5

was great, but made the other people in the car pretty annoyed. 2/5

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

3/5

i heard some of these! not terrible, but idk if i would ever seek these out. maybe pluck a few for a playlist or something. better than dylan. 3/5

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

4/5 this is the hardest shit ever made and now it's dentist music

Stankonia

OutKast

3/5

3/5, i've never been a fan of interludes and this album is no exception. some great songs here but also some real swings and misses

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

4/5

this is good shit. 4.5/5

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

live music is great live, but has no place on an album. This one's okay though.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

3/5

I liked it, which was surprising. 4/5

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

3/5

nice, not my normal listen but enjoyable

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

2/5

sure aint no brittany spears

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

2/5

damn, elvis fuckin hates chicago

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

1/5

first album i've wanted to turn off. 1/5

Mott

Mott The Hoople

4/5

Not bad, I never heard of this fella but I don't know why?

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

David Bowie

4/5

Incredible album. Previous I'd only heard Starman but this album rules. 4/5

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

3/5

album cover rules. great songs, some real bangers with a couple turds thrown in 3/5

The Blueprint

JAY Z

3/5

well at least now i know who runs new york. 3/5

Purple Rain

Prince

4/5

4/5 this artist formerly known as prince put out some pretty good stuff man

Live!

Fela Kuti

2/5

2/5, not something i'd listen to daily but it was an enjoyable hour

Survivor

Destiny's Child

2/5

i wonder what these ladies are up to now 2/5

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

4/5

this shit rocks, 4/5

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

3/5

midwest emo always been with us. 3/5

On The Beach

Neil Young

1/5

Completely forgot this album 20 minutes after it finished. 1/5

Killing Joke

3/5

3/4 nice British bloke

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

4/5

mama said this is cool 4 / 5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

2/5

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

2/5

guessing this guy's dad wrote this book or something

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

1/5

this shit le sucks 0/5

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

3/5

this lady's alright. 3/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

That's where that song is from!

Transformer

Lou Reed

3/5

fun when you can tell an album was added to this list for one specific song from it, and woke tom petty here doesn't disappoint. 3/5

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

1/5

hopefully they invested whatever little money they made 1/5

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

2/5

nope 2/5

Yeezus

Kanye West

1/5

Uhhhh

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

nothing needs said. 5/5

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

2/5

shit from an ass 2/5

Pretenders

3/5

A 2/5 album with a 4/5 song

Damaged

Black Flag

3/5

It was alright. Solid 3.5

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

3/5

good shit, imagine if it was a japanese woman speaking softly instead tho

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

Amazing. 4.5/5

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

3/5

on its own this is probably a 3.5 or 4 but im in a round down kinda mood today. 3/5

Duck Rock

Malcolm McLaren

2/5

2/5. not much i liked from this one but it wasn't complete garbage

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

5/5

Graceland

Paul Simon

2/5

uhhh no thanks brother. 2/5

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

2/5

2/5 one of them big shepherd hooks comes in from stage left and pulls this off the stage please

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

2/5

2/5 one or two ok songs and a lot of stuff i'd expect to hear in the waiting room of a dentist

Different Class

Pulp

4/5

common people is incredible, the rest of the album can't live up to it but damn does it try. 4/5

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

3/5

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

3/5

sounded ok

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

4/5

4/5, though that's rounded up from 3.5 for sure.

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

2/5

im sure this is a very fine album but it is not to my tastes. 2/5

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

4/5

3.5/5

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

4/5

finally, music from when I was a kid which, coincidentally, is the only time music was every good. 4/5

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

shit was good man, tho i did think it was one song too long. 4/5

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

2/5

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

1/5

not for me at allll

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

1/5

cool, a movie soundtrack or something. definitely real music 1/5

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

damn they made all these sick as songs?

Talk Talk Talk

The Psychedelic Furs

3/5

sounds like your average 80s british pop, nothing super excels here but nothing is bad either. feels like a baseline for what should or shouldn't be on this list. 3/5

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

4/5

damn thing nearly made me crash my car when i thought my bluetooth disconnected at the beginning, 4/5

Led Zeppelin

2/5

this shit is shit 2/5

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

5/5

had to track this down at a thrift store since it wasnt on spotify and boy am i glad i did. reminded me why i love "art"

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

4/5

it reminded me of a time long past. east coast vs west coast beef

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

2/5

best part of this album is the cover art i think 2/5

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

4/5

great album for a board game night

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

2/5

meh 2/5

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

not for me, like at all. got better though, i thought the first song was someone doing karaoke they recorded for fun. 1.5 (rounded up to 2)/5

Who's Next

The Who

3/5

generic, but not terrible. 3/5

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

3/5

Sounded like a sad dude with a guitar but in a modern kinda way. Didn't do anything for me for good or bad. 2.5/5

Ananda Shankar

3/5

Nice

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

3/5

it was chill or w/e

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

4/5

I liked it but it was maybe a little too long. 3.5/5

Dust

Screaming Trees

3/5

cant complain 3/5

Blur

3/5

second song is clearly why this is on here, the rest is fine but nothing special. 3.5 rounded down. 3/5

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

i dislike the beatles but even i have to admit this album fuckin rules and those british kids do this style of rock better than most of their contempories. 4.5/5 rounded up

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

4/5

i got a soft spot for this style of angry punk music man. 4/5

Untitled (Black Is)

SAULT

3/5

i bet some people really hated this for flimsy reasons lol

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

this album made me feel like i was too underdressed to be listening to it. 4/5

Queen II

Queen

5/5

5/5 lovely

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

3/5

fun, too long. i think i've heard one of these or maybe it's just that generic britpop sound. 3/5

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

yeah this is good. i'll never listen to it again, but i'm glad sarah could go to mister kelly's and record it. 3/5

Like A Prayer

Madonna

4/5

4/5, a ton of bangers on this thing man but I don't think it's perfect... probably a solid 4.5 but i dont wanna round up so 4 it is

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

4/5

666/5

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

played this, thought it was alright in the moment, ir's now less than 12 hours later and i can't remember a single fuckin' thing about it. 2/5

The Specials

2/5

look ma, he's skankin! he's skankin' ma! outta 5

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

i have nothing to say about this. 3/5

Celebrity Skin

Hole

3/5

3/5 i don't remember this outside of i think one song

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

2/5

not for me but i'm sure it's for someone. 2/5

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

2/5

meh 2/5

Frampton Comes Alive

Peter Frampton

1/5

Live album? You know that's a 1 star. Sorry pete

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

i havent listened to this and i'm blind calling it a 4 or 4.5 outta 5. never callin a 5 early... but.... ok i listened to it 3.75/5, round up

Low

David Bowie

4/5

bowie's great, love me some bowie, i've heard better bowie thoughie. 4/5

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

The Kinks

2/5

i think there were two songs i knew on this thing? or maybe just one but i remembered trying to listen to this a few days ago and australia got stuck in my head. either way i liked it but felt it was just two songs too long (or that two stinkers really messed it up) so... 2/5 probably? maybe 3 if i was in a better mood. sorry kinks, the

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

4/5

i think this was okay, idk i cant remember and i listened to the fucking thing not even 5 hours ago

I Should Coco

Supergrass

3/5

this either, think it was fine one good song idk i cant remember 3/5

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

2/5

2/5, like, this would be a 1, i wanted to stop early and did stop early but i have to give a point for the ambition. just wish they'd picked any other subject matter and sound tbh

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

fatboy slim is fucking in heaven/5

Teenager Of The Year

Frank Black

2/5

man, what a forgetful fucking album brother. idk who this fella is or if he's important but i can tell you he's good at making stuff that's "okay enough" to sit through before putting on something impactful. 2/5

The Doors

4/5

this shit has been incredible. 4/5

If I Could Only Remember My Name

David Crosby

2/5

boring shit. 2/5

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

3/5

not my genre, but this wasn't terrible. 2.5 rounded up to 3/5

Blackstar

David Bowie

5/5

see ya later space cowboy

British Steel

Judas Priest

4/5

i love that this used to be heavy metal and the devil's music. now it sounds like something in the background of a dentist office. 4/5

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

5/5

4.5/5. I don't wanna do 5/5 cuz i don't think its perfect but I enjoyed it enough to listen to immediately over again which is a terribly small list.

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

3/5

i liked it, but nothing memorable i don't think. 3.5/5 rounded down

Bad

Michael Jackson

4/5

they call this fella the king of pop for two reasons 1) good at song 2) questionable actions with children like all royal families hard to separate the art from the artist kanye style, tho this fellas dead so maybe that makes it easier? idk

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

i need the funk

So Much For The City

The Thrills

3/5

2.5 rounded up to 3/5 for this bland early 2000s softboy and his 90 friends

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

2/5

boy i really didn't care for this thing at all 1.5/5 probably. i didnt skip tho so lets round up to 2

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

1/5

bing bong fuck this album 1/5

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

2/5

live album ❌ unique cover ✔️ 2/5 and don't blow your top off about it

Shleep

Robert Wyatt

3/5

sounds like a guy who's been making music for 40 years decided he wanted to try his hand at doing his own Trout Mask Replica, and if i know anything from reading reviews on this website I would wager that people fuckin' hate it. not me tho 3/5 (really more of a 2.5 but whatever man shleep off)

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

3/5

I love fats and I love pips 3/5

Live / Dead

Grateful Dead

2/5

Shit sux 2/5

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

3/5

i sure hope none of the things these fellas are singing about are still relevant! 3/5

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

3/5

it's the 80s innit??

Caetano Veloso

2/5

Dire Straits

2/5

inoffensive but unnoticable. didn't pick up that the album had ended until spotify autoplayed something i actually liked and i went to check the title lol 2/5

Forever Changes

Love

3/5

generic, inoffensive 60s slop. 3/5

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

Look, I am not a Guns And Rose's guy but I don't see how you can't rate this thing a 5

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

2/5

I was excited for this but it turns out i didn't actually know what tangerine dream was. Bet itd be good if I was high though

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

2/5

Boring bullshit

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

4/5

dang its 80s as fuck

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

3/5

so THAT's what the kings of leon sound like. neat!

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

2/5

pleasant but completely forgettable sorry stevie 2/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

4/5 for christmas music, 2/5 for everyday listening tunes. unwrap the score and see what it got! 🎁

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

2/5

more like miss education, am i right guys? huh? no? 2.5/5 rounding up cuz it was pleasant enough but lets all be honest with each other, they ain't gonna be spinnin' this one in a decade

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

3/5

this was chill to listen to, not something i would've picked nor something i'll ever listen to again. 3/5

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

2/5

i do not want to listen to this again 2/5

Doolittle

Pixies

2/5

are the pixies good or are they british and performing at a time when the empire was in better shape? 2/5

Destroyer

KISS

3/5

its kiss yuck

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

3/5

i found this on youtube and it sounded like someone hit a bus filled with luggage from a band trip 3/5

Closer

Joy Division

4/5

this shit was great dude, holy moly, not perfect by any means but I can start to see the framework and skeleton of my kinda shit being made here. 4/5

Stardust

Willie Nelson

5/5

i aint never heard willie nelson before, tho i have heard of the man willie nelson before, and i wish I had heard this wonderful music sooner. probably 4.5/5 if im being honest to myself, tho i find it hard to give it the bump to 5 i must.

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

3/5

this shit was chill, slap it on at 2:00AM and clear the bar while cars drive past softly 3/5

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

1/5

started awful but ok, but i couldn't finish this fucking thing. 1/5 every man's an island and the tide is a-rising

Green

R.E.M.

4/5

this shit is great, a breath of fresh air compared to what I got yesterday and hot damn I actually heard some of these too! 4/5