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Album	You	Global	Diff
Duck Stab/Buster & Glen The Residents	4	2.02	+1.98
Get Rich Or Die Tryin' 50 Cent	5	3.06	+1.94
Seventh Tree Goldfrapp	5	3.08	+1.92
Cypress Hill Cypress Hill	5	3.14	+1.86
Marcus Garvey Burning Spear	5	3.19	+1.81
Ocean Rain Echo And The Bunnymen	5	3.23	+1.77
High Violet The National	5	3.24	+1.76
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Dead Kennedys	5	3.26	+1.74
The College Dropout Kanye West	5	3.31	+1.69
You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen	5	3.32	+1.68

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf	1	3.43	-2.43
Stardust Willie Nelson	1	3.39	-2.39
Debut Björk	1	3.38	-2.38
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady Charles Mingus	1	3.32	-2.32
Run-D.M.C. Run-D.M.C.	1	3.13	-2.13
Modern Life Is Rubbish Blur	1	3.13	-2.13
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight Richard Thompson	1	3.05	-2.05
Slanted And Enchanted Pavement	1	3.03	-2.03
Ghosteen Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	1	2.97	-1.97
Call of the Valley Shivkumar Sharma	1	2.93	-1.93

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Artist	Albums	Average
Creedence Clearwater Revival	2	5
Muddy Waters	2	5

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Artist	Albums	Average
Björk	2	1

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Blur	4, 1, 4
Van Morrison	5, 2, 3

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Tidal

Fiona Apple · 1 likes

3/5

Not terrible or anything but pretty forgettable 90s music

Myths Of The Near Future

Klaxons · 1 likes

3/5

Normally a superfan of mid-noughties indie, but found this a little lacklustre

The College Dropout

Kanye West · 1 likes

5/5

Fantastic album which makes it even more of a shame he lost his mind

1-Star Albums (16)

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Guero

Beck

4/5

Some bangers in there that didn't know were part of this album

Nevermind

Nirvana

4/5

Classic teenage grunge. Second half of the album doesn't really stand up

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

2/5

Couple of bangers but rest of the album is meh

In Rainbows

Radiohead

5/5

Not my favourite Radiohead album, but still a 5* album

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

Something a bit different, not too bad, but I doubt I'll listen to it again

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

Hadn't actually listened to Guns n roses beyond their greatest hits, so hearing most of the songs on the album for the first time. Enjoyed it a lot.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

1/5

Thought this would be a fun listen but I didn't care for it at all.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

3/5

First two thirds: yeah this is great. Last third: what the fuck is this

Repeater

Fugazi

4/5

First completely novel album for me. Was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

2/5

Maybe it's because I'm coming straight from Repeater, but I didn't care for this album. Not my cup of tea

Ghosteen

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

1/5

Not a single banger. Poor effort

Pump

Aerosmith

4/5

Tidal

Fiona Apple

3/5

Not terrible or anything but pretty forgettable 90s music

Microshift

Hookworms

4/5

Never heard of them before and wondered about how good the album would be but actually enjoyed it quite a lot

Woodface

Crowded House

2/5

Just found it quite a dull listen

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

Not really my cup of tea, but that considered I did enjoy the album

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

3/5

No strong feelings on this one, was an alright listen but nothing stupendous

What's That Noise?

Coldcut

4/5

Surprised by how many of the songs on there I recognised. Not my normal jam, but I enjoyed my listen.

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

4/5

Some of the songs a bit hit and miss, but I did actually enjoy my listen so it gets a 4

The xx

3/5

Thought it was an alright listen overall, a few indie bangers in there.

Signing Off

UB40

4/5

Always like some Midlands reggae

Cut

The Slits

1/5

Just got on my nerves. Cover of I heard it on the grapevine was good though

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

Completely new to me. Was expecting something very poppy but was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this.

Achtung Baby

3/5

Turns out I'm middle aged now

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

Went in thinking it would be quite corny, but found it very listenable. That said, more something to have on in the background .

Run-D.M.C.

1/5

Really rather dull

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

2/5

Went in expecting to enjoy this. Aside from a couple of classics I found the album pretty dull on the whole

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

5/5

Almost peak Arcade Fire. Good stuff

Raw Power

The Stooges

4/5

Maybe it was my workday, but I enjoyed this on a Wednesday afternoon

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

Unlike other punk albums we've had I didn't hate this one. That said I struggled to remember the album this morning

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

4/5

Not my favourite Radiohead album, but I am a fan boy

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

2/5

Britpop but they went all in on dull

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

4/5

What can I say, I'm a sucker for dreary toss

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Great stuff

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

Some great songs, some filler

Parklife

Blur

4/5

Enjoyable britpop. Tails off towards the end of the album

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

4/5

This was an odd one. Initially when I started listening I was thinking of giving it a 1 or a 2 - it's a Rolling Stones album but there's not a single classic on the album. Once I discounted it being a Stones album I enjoyed it a great deal as a blues album

Gorillaz

5/5

Solid album from start to finish

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

2/5

Could barely remember what I'd listened to

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

2/5

Forgettable

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Normally hate a live album, but thought this was great

Debut

Björk

1/5

Album alternated between songs I thought were alright to ones that got on my tits. Listening on the train probably aggravated by rating

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

4/5

I do enjoy some Chemical Brothers now and again

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

Crosby, Stills & Nash

2/5

Meh

All That You Can't Leave Behind

2/5

Front loaded with some decent songs, absolute crap by the end

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

Peak Queen

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Not mind blowing, but a solid album that was easy listening and enjoyable from beginning to end

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

5/5

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

2/5

Don't know if I was just Van Morrisoned out, if it's because it's live album or what, but I just did not care for this album.

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

2/5

Considering the band name this did not have enough funk for me

World Clique

Deee-Lite

2/5

One hit wonder

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

1/5

It was just noise. I went back and listened again to see if I'd forgotten something. Impressive in a way that it left no mark

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

5/5

Really chill album, enjoyed a lot

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

3/5

Grew on me as I listened

2112

Rush

4/5

Future Days

Can

4/5

This felt like something a bit different. I don't know how influential or important it actually is, but was far more interesting than a couple of hits + filler

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

5/5

Enjoyed listening to this a lot

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

3/5

Pure, refined 80s. Kinda enjoyed

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

2/5

An album that I thought I should like, but just couldn't get into it

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

A couple of bangers, but the rest feels like quite dull meandering tunes

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

1/5

Boring

Sheet Music

10cc

4/5

I thought it was a fun listen

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

4/5

Strange and unusual? Yes. Did I find it enjoyable? Oddly, enough also yes.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

Some (many?) of the lyrics don't exactly hold up to modern sensibilities but overall I enjoyed my listen

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

5/5

Whole album was a solid listen, enjoyed this one a lot

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

5/5

Probably something I sneered at on release and sure, it's not a sophisticated listen, but album was a fun, catchy listen all the way through the album

Urban Hymns

The Verve

4/5

A hard one to rate. Had quite a generic sound, but I think that's due to how influential and popular the songs are. I leaned on the positive side and gave this one a 4 (tossup between 3 and 4)

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

I really wish this one didn't come in my ears. Absolutely horrendous, discordant rubbish.

Picture Book

Simply Red

2/5

Highly reminiscent of piped music in a hotel lobby. The inoffensive nature almost scored it higher as a kneejerk reaction after Kollaps

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5

Maybe it's the recent run we've had but I found a lot to enjoy with this album. Most of the songs pretty catchy and the album felt consistent throughout

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

A fun album but I just couldn't get into it.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Kinda weird when you start listening to the lyrics, but a nice chill album overall

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

5/5

Very chill blues album

Cypress Hill

5/5

I don't think they liked the police, but I did like this

Konnichiwa

Skepta

4/5

Again, went in with slightly snobby impressions but the album won me over

Reign In Blood

Slayer

4/5

Fun album that I enjoyed listening to but songs bleed into one. Lyrics are bit cringey

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

4/5

Nice chill album, liked it a lot

Adele

4/5

Great voice and first few songs are great. Gets a bit weaker down the album

Country Life

Roxy Music

3/5

Middle of the road music

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

I'm sure it's technically good and all but just couldn't get into it

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

1/5

Pretentious and irritating

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

5/5

Despite the lack of Seven Nation Army this is a solid album all the way through.

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

2/5

I tire of post punk. Just a bit of a shit genre I'm feeling

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

5/5

Peak 80s, stuffed full of bangers. Perfect Friday afternoon listening

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

3/5

Didn't hate it, but wasn't particularly impressed either

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

4/5

Sometimes a bit overheavy on the harmonica, but a good album overall

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

2/5

I'm sure the skill present is very impressive but the bloody endless piano and the odd little grunts just got on my nerves

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

2/5

Dreadful tosh

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

It's fine I guess.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Solid turn of the century indie

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

100% dad rock but I had a good time listening

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

Pop masterpiece

Tracy Chapman

5/5

Great voice and a great chill album.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

Smashing stuff

Olympia 64

Jacques Brel

3/5

Felt I could only truly enjoy this album if I had my beret on whilst smoking a gauloises

Real Life

Magazine

4/5

Probably getting 4 stars because I was so surprised I didn't hate it.

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

4/5

A bit(!) overlong, but I enjoyed the jazz. That said I could do with less of the compere.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

2/5

Not my cup of tea

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

1/5

Maybe its listening to it on a Monday morning, but I just found it awfully grating

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Went in with low expectations but thought this was fantastic. Prestigious two thumbs up from me

Born To Be With You

Dion

2/5

São Paulo Confessions

Suba

3/5

Pleasant and relaxing listen

The World is a Ghetto

War

4/5

Some of it a little hit and miss, but was a good accompaniment to cooking a roast dinner

Illmatic

Nas

3/5

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

Top stuff. Father and son is of course a highlight

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

3/5

Wasn't bowled over

Stankonia

OutKast

3/5

Would have been a 4/5 stars as a tight 45min album. Bagginess drops it to a 3.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

4/5

Good stuff. Court of the crimson king single is a belter of a song

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

3/5

Some good sounds but a bit over long

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

Fantastic post rock.

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

2/5

Tedious

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

5/5

Liked this a lot

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

Some good songs in there, but come on, 2hrs. Ain't nobody got time for that

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

3/5

A little on the dull side but gets bonus points for not being 2 hrs long

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

5/5

Its an album of covers, but what covers they are!

NEU! 75

Neu!

4/5

An album that suited the busy day I was having.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

5/5

New to me, but what an absolute blast. Great album

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

1/5

Bland music, annoying interludes

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

3/5

Didn't care for on my first listen. Grew on me during a second listen.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Another set of bangers from Cash

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

3/5

Agreeable listen

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

At this time of year it's important to remember that the Beastie Boys fought, and quite possibly died, for our right to party

Phrenology

The Roots

3/5

A little overlong but thought most of it was an enjoyable listen

Stardust

Willie Nelson

1/5

I often enjoy covers, good to hear a different take on the original. Broadly speaking I thought Nelson didn't really add anything new or interesting and some of the covers were actively worse than the original

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

Noice

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

4/5

Probably not a great album, score is just pure nostalgia

Horses

Patti Smith

2/5

I can hear later albums in this one so I can sense it's influence. However just didn't really enjoy this one

Beautiful Freak

Eels

3/5

Not too bad

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

2/5

Meh

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

4/5

Where is my mind alone solidifies this as a solid 4*

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

2/5

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

1/5

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Been a long time since I've listened to the album in full, holds up excellently

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

Middle of the road indie

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

Nice chill album, good soundtrack to cook a rendang to

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

5/5

Good stuff

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

Hard to dislike

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

3/5

Dragged on a bit

My Generation

The Who

3/5

It's alright

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

5/5

Quite possibly the nostalgia filters have come back on, but this is a banger of an album

The United States Of America

2/5

Some of it was alright but some just got on my nerves

High Violet

The National

5/5

Big fan of the national

Want One

Rufus Wainwright

3/5

One of those albums I can sense is probably quite musically but didn't quite bowl me away as a casual listener

Heroes

David Bowie

2/5

Went in expecting to love this, but it was kinda a bit rubbish?

Third

Soft Machine

2/5

Started off poorly and quite annoying in places, but there were parts in here that I enjoyed.

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

C'est chic

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

Short, sweet and a great listen

Technique

New Order

4/5

Not a bad listen

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

4/5

Standard beastie fare.

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

Throbbing Gristle

2/5

I didn't hate it and there were even parts I kinda enjoyed. Still not my cup of tea

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

Funky

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

2/5

Very bland

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

1/5

Eagles

3/5

Not terrible, but largely forgettable

#1 Record

Big Star

3/5

Inoffensive but largely forgettable

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

3/5

A bit dated, but a decent enough listen

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

I do like myself some sad hipster music

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Wall to wall bangers

The Slider

T. Rex

4/5

Grew on me over the listen

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

3/5

Ok enough I suppose

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

Maybe Excel didn't quite complement this album in the way it should

One World

John Martyn

3/5

It was alright I guess. Of little note. Extra point for the big muff

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Nice chill album, pale blue eye a highlight

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

5/5

A punk album I actually enjoyed

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

4/5

Utterly terrible when trying to focus at work, great listen whilst cooking

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

3/5

Enjoyed some of the songs on here, but felt it was a bit patchy overall

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

3/5

Some obvious bangers, but the album itself felt a bit all over the place

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Great voice

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

5/5

Not sure I've ever listened to a Black Sabbath album before. Was pleasantly surprised - good stuff

Vulnicura

Björk

1/5

A cacophony

Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets

3/5

Not terrible or anything but not particularly distinctive either. One of the fillers in the list imo

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

3/5

Probably a good album hiding in here, but ended up being a bit meandering

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

4/5

Mellow af

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

2/5

Reminds me a YouTube playlist to code to

Paul Simon

3/5

Saved from a 2 by a couple of decent songs. Just found it a bit dull overall.

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Not his best work and just feels a bit OTT American. A poor Springsteen is still alright, so gets a low 3 from me

Like A Prayer

Madonna

3/5

Starts off strong with Like a Prayer but then most of the rest of the album feels like filler. Another low 3 from me.

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

4/5

Maybe it's the recent run of mediocre albums that have melted my brain but I rather enjoyed this one.

Hotel California

Eagles

3/5

Opening with Hotel California I was primed to rate it 4/5. From there it was all a little bit middle of the road dad rock

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

5/5

Another top nostalgia listen for me. It's weird that I first listened to Goldfrapp thanks to Monkeydust. Anyway, I enjoyed my listen a lot and the album likely to go into the rotation for chilled out listening.

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

4/5

Enjoyed the listen

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Bangers and consistent quality throughout. What's not to love

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

2/5

Your musicians were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they never stopped to think if they should