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Album	You	Global	Diff
Your New Favourite Band The Hives	5	3.12	+1.88
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo Devo	5	3.13	+1.87
Disraeli Gears Cream	5	3.47	+1.53

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Guitar Town Steve Earle	1	2.81	-1.81
Band On The Run Paul McCartney and Wings	2	3.67	-1.67
Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club	2	3.66	-1.66
Bitches Brew Miles Davis	2	3.3	-1.3
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman John Zorn	1	2.22	-1.22
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter The Incredible String Band	1	2.15	-1.15
It's A Shame About Ray The Lemonheads	2	3.13	-1.13
The Modern Lovers The Modern Lovers	2	3.06	-1.06

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Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

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The White Room

The KLF

3/5

Fun to listen to, the strength of the album is very front-loaded, tough. I found myself less interested in the latter third-or-half compared to the beginning.

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

Devo

5/5

An all time classic. Short and sweet, Devo just leaving us all in their dust.

Celebrity Skin

Hole

3/5

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg

2/5

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

3/5

Not exactly the heaviest of metal, but still pretty good.

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Jimi was just so damn good

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

2/5

A clear picture of what the 90s would sound like. Unfortunately it just didn't get me terribly interested to hear more.

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

5/5

Guitar Town

Steve Earle

1/5

"Oh we got both kinds: country *and* western!"

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

3/5

Clearly talented jazz group, but chill enough to put me to sleep. I prefer the jazz that gets your blood pumping Not bad for a sleepy, rainy night in, though.

Signing Off

UB40

3/5

Quality reggae, the album loses some oomph in the latter half, but a nice listen regardless

Disraeli Gears

Cream

5/5

I never thought of myself as much of a Cream fan, but this album is fantastic.

Boston

4/5

Turns out I like Boston more than I thought. Definite ties to the jam bands of the late 60s and early 70s, but also you can see how they connect to the big arena rock of the 80s. Like most of these albums, the later tracks on the B side are just okay.

Timeless

Goldie

2/5

I love DnB and I know Goldie is so influential, but having experienced so much since that era that's much more interesting, I can't rate this very high. The album just gets boring as it goes on, never really keeps me engaged.

Infected

The The

3/5

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

1/5

I just couldn't finish this. Incredibly annoying.

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

1/5

This is the exact kind of chaotic jazz I have always hated. Maybe they have something to say, maybe it's a different experience for them playing it. But for me it's unpleasant noise that would best be played if you were trying to get me to divulge state secrets.

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

2/5

Miles is extremely talented but oh my god does this kind of music grate very quickly. I have never understood the appeal.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

2/5

Some fun bits, but nothing that really perked up my ears. I like Wings alright, but I don't think I'd listen to this album on my own.

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

3/5

I knew Tom Waits was gravely, but holy moly. He's pretty fun, I actually think Modest Mouse got a lot of their style from him. I may explore more of his music after this.

The Modern Lovers

2/5

Not a fan.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

I realize I've never gone out of my way to listen to Elvis. He's fine I guess.

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

2/5

Buena Vista Social Club

2/5

Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

3/5

I like DnB and this is some pretty chill stuff. Not bad to have on, but my socks remain unblownoff.