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Album	You	Global	Diff
Odessey And Oracle The Zombies	5	3.42	+1.58
Strangeways, Here We Come The Smiths	5	3.44	+1.56
Tragic Songs of Life The Louvin Brothers	4	2.58	+1.42
Master Of Puppets Metallica	5	3.73	+1.27
Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival	5	3.78	+1.22
Dookie Green Day	5	3.79	+1.21
In Rainbows Radiohead	5	3.84	+1.16

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Gorillaz Gorillaz	1	3.53	-2.53
You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen	1	3.34	-2.34
Brutal Youth Elvis Costello	1	2.82	-1.82
Isn't Anything My Bloody Valentine	1	2.75	-1.75
Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses	2	3.74	-1.74
21 Adele	2	3.69	-1.69
Trafalgar Bee Gees	1	2.63	-1.63
A Love Supreme John Coltrane	2	3.63	-1.63
Elvis Presley Elvis Presley	2	3.38	-1.38
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Public Enemy	2	3.37	-1.37

5-Star Albums (10)

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

Popular Reviews

Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

1/5

Almost unlistenable…

2 likes

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

David Bowie

5/5

A stone cold classic.

1 likes

4-Star Albums (17)

1-Star Albums (6)

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Brutal Youth

Elvis Costello

1/5

I am not an Elvis Costello fan and this album did not win me over. I appreciate a lot of his lyrics and songwriting but I just can’t get over his voice. I think “This Is Hell” would be the only keeper for me although I appreciated tracks like “Sulky Girl” and “London’s Brilliant Parade”. I wouldn’t recommend or listen again unfortunately.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

3/5

I certainly understand this album’s importance within the glam rock scene and it’s influence on a bunch of major artists but… I just find it to be too repetitive, and lacking any real bite. I definitely think it is a good record and understand it’s inclusion on the list but it’s just not really my thing. Standout tracks: “Planet Queen” - “Girl” - “Life’s A Gas”

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

3/5

Hey Aqualung! (3.5)

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

David Bowie

5/5

A stone cold classic.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

4/5

A very important album and artist for me. It can drag a little in spots but overall I think it’s a classic early 00’s Indie LP. 👍

Like A Prayer

Madonna

2/5

I like to think that I am normally capable of enjoying the “best” that any genre has to offer but the more that time goes on, the more I think that I might just not really like “Pop” music very much. “Like A Prayer” and “Express Yourself” still feel like obvious standouts but the rest of the album just feels like forgettable 80’s pop slop. Definitely not for me. 🤷🏼‍♂️ (2.5)

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

1/5

I'm trying to be very stingy with my 5 and 1 Star reviews but I couldn't justify rating this any higher. I like a lot of Bee Gee's tracks from various points in their career but none of them are on here. Jesus Christ, what a slog of an album. It took me three tries and I barely made it through. I would never choose to listen to this again! The spots on the title track where they "borrow" from "A Day In The Life" were it's only fleeting moments of redemption for me.

Peter Gabriel

2/5

A little too overproduced and scattershot for my taste. “Solsbury Hill” is an undeniable banger but there isn’t much there for me past that.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

2/5

Nostalgia and personal significance drag this one up from a 1 star for me. I understand the album's importance and its influence on a bunch of things that I like but I just can't.

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

I want to like this more but, for the Pixies, it's just fine. It isn't quite able to recapture the magic. (3.5)

Among The Living

Anthrax

3/5

Another one that I really want to like but I just can’t get into it or Anthrax in general. I love it musically (5 Stars!) but I either dislike their crossover style or the vocal approach so much that it cancels out. I consider myself a decently big Thrash fan but this pillar of the big 4 just isn’t for me. 🤷🏼‍♂️ (3.5)

Clandestino

Manu Chao

3/5

This was a fun, interesting listen but not something I was normally listen to.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

A more tolerable Costello record. "The Beat" is kind of a bop... no other keepers for me though.

Franz Ferdinand

3/5

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I liked the plunky, metallic guitar parts and lyrical content but it's probably something I won't return to. Although I'm sure I'll hear "Take Me Out" in passing about a million more times before I die...

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

This will always be one of my favorite albums of all time! Top 5... desert island... the whole 10 yards type stuff. It has so much personal significance to me and there is so much that I could say but in the interest of brevity... you just can't get much better than this, IMO. (9.9/10)

Fragile

Yes

4/5

“It must be Italian…” 🤷🏼‍♂️ Rick Wakeman tries his best to spoil the broth with his over-the-top playing but despite that, this really blew me away.

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

2/5

There were some spots that reminded me of other artists that I enjoy like The La's but this just isn't for me.

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

3/5

I really enjoyed this, although it could have been a few tracks shorter. (3.5)

The Joshua Tree

3/5

I could live without you... Seriously though, some classic tracks on here. I'm just not a "U2 guy". (3.5)

Who's Next

The Who

3/5

One of the most book-ended albums I've ever listened to.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

2/5

Some moments of brilliance, surrounded by what feel like unfinished ideas and baffling choices. (2.5)

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

4/5

My least favorite Smiths LP. They can’t all be 5’s… right? (4.5)

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

The gap between the great songs and the not so great songs is pretty vast. I’m not a huge Police fan but some tracks here are just undeniably good.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

5/5

Damn.

Adele

2/5

I mean, I get it, but it’s just not for me. (2.5)

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

2/5

A few top-tier bangers surrounded by a bunch of boring, forgettable ballads. (2.5)

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Not much wrong here… (4.5)

The Real Thing

Faith No More

3/5

This is a tough one. I really enjoy most of this record but the 80's-isms, especially the white guy rapping, ruin it for me in spots. A strong (3.5)

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

5/5

I could do without “Death At One’s Elbow” (who couldn’t right?) otherwise I think it’s perfect. (4.8) but I’m rounding up…

Elvis Presley

2/5

Eh 🤷🏼‍♂️

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

3/5

I really enjoyed this, very pleasant and very well done. It wore out its welcome a little by the tail end which pulled it back from a 4 for me. Strong (3.5)

Back In Black

AC/DC

3/5

A few classic tracks, not enough songs about sex though...

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Classic.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

2/5

I am not a fan of "that" 80's rap flow, especially when it is so repetitive with feigned bombast... Plus, not nearly enough Flava Flav, surprisingly!

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

2/5

Nope. Over my head.

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

2/5

A jumbled mess of repetitive samples.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

3/5

I think this is a really enjoyable record that doesn’t do anything wrong but also feels pretty inconsequential at the same time. (3.5)

Van Halen

4/5

This is a tough one but I am going to round up. If only these guys came out a decade earlier or later… but as it stands, the 80’s cheese holds them back for me.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

3/5

This is really great in spots but drags overall.

Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

1/5

Almost unlistenable…

Tragic Songs of Life

The Louvin Brothers

4/5

Not a lot of stylistic diversity but they do what they do. Their harmonies unlock a part of my brain that only they have the key to... (4.5)

Faust IV

Faust

2/5

The few elements of this that I did like were way too few and far between. If "Jennifer" was half the length, it would be a little slice of perfection... but it isn't.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

5/5

Pretty, pretty, pretty good.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

I do still really like this but as a whole it doesn’t do a lot for me anymore. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Being There

Wilco

3/5

This has some all-time classic Wilco tracks, especially on side A (see “Misunderstood”, “Outtasite (Outta Mind)” and “Forget The Flowers” but the LP is overly long and drags in spots. They have better albums to come but a solid effort.

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

4/5

Best 90’s thrash album, imo. 🤘

The World is a Ghetto

War

3/5

I think this is a good album, I just tend to zone out in spots.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

1/5

Not my thing at all...

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

3/5

If only they would have designed less rhymes…

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

3/5

There is a 4 star album in here somewhere, it’s just too darn long…

Pretenders

4/5

Perfect blend of good songwriting / bad attitude.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

Perfect until it’s not! Loses some steam at the end but great overall.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

4/5

Otherworldly (4.5)

The Velvet Underground

4/5

I’m not sure why I think this is a 4 star album but here we are. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Scum

Napalm Death

1/5

Almost listenable in spots…

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

🐐

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

3/5

🍜

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

Still a potent blast of Britpop.

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

TBD

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

2/5

Yeezus

Kanye West

3/5

(3.5)

Movies

Holger Czukay

3/5

This was fun… wouldn’t revisit though.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

If Ian Curtis was even just a slightly better singer I’d be so much more interested. (3.5)

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

TBD

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

3/5

It’s nothing shocking but not bad at all! 🥁 (3.5)

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

3/5

At it’s best its rowdy, blow-out rock and roll but at it’s worst it’s a bunch of uninspired covers.

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

4/5

The beginning of their golden age.

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

4/5

The “Shiznitalbam Snip Snap Zappa”

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Sometimes it’s impossible to separate an album from its legendary status or the icy grip of nostalgia… this is one of those albums for me, 5 stars with a grain of salt.

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

3/5

Some real gems and I love the overall feel but it’s also overlong and undercooked. (3.5)

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

3/5

Starts out very strong but doesn’t quite have the legs for me. “Souvenir” is worth the price of admission though. (3.5)

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

2/5

80’s before the 80’s were the 80’s…

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

2/5

I really want to like this album more, as I know a lot of people who really enjoy it, who think I would enjoy it as well but I just don't get it. Every time I start to like something, like an interesting guitar part, some slightly off-key, monotone vocal will come in, or some wall of feedback will crash in unexpectedly and ruin it for me. It also feels unnecessarily long. I do respect their uncompromising vision but it's just not for me. I do enjoy a lot of bands that were obviously inspired by them though, so who knows 🤷‍♂️

Gorillaz

1/5

I dislike pretty much everything about this.

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

3/5

This LP really surprised me. I assumed I’d hate this like I did the first and last time I listened to this years ago but I ended up having a lot of fun with it. His drunken, rambling stories would certainly grow tiresome but I can handle it for 40 minutes. “Town With No Cheer” might be my new favorite Waits track as well. (3.5)

Snivilisation

Orbital

2/5

Very lisenable but too long. (2.5)

Dookie

Green Day

5/5

The blueprint for 90’s pop punk / power pop. Not a lot of sonic variety, soooooooo? (4.5 but I’m rounding up)

Urban Hymns

The Verve

2/5

A few decent sections but pretty bland and boring overall. (2.5)

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Phew, this never seems to lose an ounce of its potency. (4.5 but I’m rounding up)

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

2/5

I like some The Fall tracks but most of this is just too rough for me 🤷‍♂️.

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

3/5

Pretty good, just not really my thing. I tended to zone out a lot.

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

4/5

This really grew on me the more I listened, especially the middle of the record. Fun stuff!

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

This is a tough one for me. The record is very sentimental to me and also has some of my top, favorite REM tracks but I also think it drags overall and it doesn't even make it into my top three REM albums. So, I'm going with a very strong 3.5...