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Album	You	Global	Diff
If You're Feeling Sinister Belle & Sebastian	5	3.18	+1.82
Toys In The Attic Aerosmith	5	3.26	+1.74
The Man Machine Kraftwerk	5	3.31	+1.69
Heaven Or Las Vegas Cocteau Twins	5	3.38	+1.62
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Derek & The Dominos	5	3.39	+1.61
Diamond Life Sade	5	3.43	+1.57
Reggatta De Blanc The Police	5	3.45	+1.55
Arrival ABBA	5	3.5	+1.5
Stankonia OutKast	5	3.55	+1.45
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	5	3.62	+1.38

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
A Short Album About Love The Divine Comedy	1	2.77	-1.77
Fear and Whiskey Mekons	1	2.61	-1.61
The Wildest! Louis Prima	2	3.53	-1.53
War U2	2	3.47	-1.47
Songs Of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen	2	3.38	-1.38
Dub Housing Pere Ubu	1	2.35	-1.35
If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Pogues	2	3.33	-1.33
A Girl Called Dusty Dusty Springfield	2	3.33	-1.33
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space Spiritualized	2	3.15	-1.15
Halcyon Digest Deerhunter	2	3.05	-1.05

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Bone Machine

Tom Waits

3/5

pretty weird but kinda raw lol

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Good songwriting and guitar playing but no songs were like damn I really need to hear that again. I think her first album is gonna be a lot better

Play

Moby

4/5

Super fun to listen to, shift from vocal to instrumental-focused tracks was a really nice contrast and showed Mobys true versatility as a producer. This is super ahead of its time.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Admittedly, I didn't listen to this album too closely. Great instrumentals, Bob Marley's voice is super enchanting, but there wasn't a specific song that really made me perk my ears up. If I have the chance, I'll give it a proper re-listen.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

2/5

This is really hard because it’s probably an objectively well-made album, it’s just not my cup of Guinness.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

4/5

It's wild, it's rebellious, it's one of the best works by sonic youth

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

Really have to be in the mood to listen to something like this nowadays. Lots of classics tho

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

4/5

Anyone wanting to listen to great jazz piano should listen to this

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

4/5

Always liked bossa nova but this was a really cool formal introduction to a well-known artist

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

3/5

it was ok. another jazz album in a row i'm gonna lose it tho

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

5/5

When I was in high school and just starting to play some guitar, “walk this way” was one of the first guitar riffs I learned. I then proceeded to download the entire album and listen to it on the school bus ride back and forth. I’m going to give this an album a 5 because it was so important for a pretty memorable time of my life. Has some banging tracks too that have really stood the test of time, despite people writing it off as “classic boomer rock”

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

In high school, I kept about 3 albums downloaded at a time from Spotify. They changed all the time, but for some reason, TPAB remained downloaded the entire time because of how good it was.

Moon Safari

Air

3/5

Great background music for working/exercise but nothing too memorable. Maybe I just wasn’t there to know how groundbreaking this was for the time. French electronica is really good tho

Signing Off

UB40

2/5

They ain't no bob marley

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

4/5

Always love a good Chicago album. No one had a full suite of instruments like they did

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

2/5

this album was so boring not even gonna lie

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

Stellar. I always thought bohemian rhapsody was the crown gem of this album but there’s sooo many other good songs here.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

3/5

Didn’t know flute could be like that

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Now this is boomer rock

Chore of Enchantment

Giant Sand

2/5

Wtf was this

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

4/5

Classic

War

2/5

Honestly... not that memorable

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

Good ol 90s punk classics. Was definitely super influential alongside Green Day and stuff like that

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

3/5

Punk is cool again?

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

This album is special to me because I think Scarborough Fair was literally one of the first songs I knew. For some reason, when I was a little kid, my parents put me on that song. Otherwise, this album is just really great. I think Simon & Garfunkel do a great job of storytelling and presenting such a compelling tune with their voices and instruments. 7 O'Clock News / Silent Night is probably one of the most chilling songs I've ever listened to

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Dr. Octagon

3/5

Great production and flow. I just don't think it's super distinctive from the other records at the time for me to give it a higher rating.

Live!

Fela Kuti

4/5

Afrobeats is a cool cool genre of music. And knowing this guy was the godfather? Really great album.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

The funk is indeed within me

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

Lupe Fiasco

3/5

Some classics on here. Need to listen deeper and maybe I’ll re-review this one!

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5

Vibes!

The Cars

5/5

What a debut album from The Cars!

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

So many timeless songs.

Adele

4/5

Iconic album. I didn't really listen to it when it was really popular at the time but these songs dominate the karaoke scene

One World

John Martyn

2/5

so experimental but damn that was a weird one

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Limp Bizkit

3/5

A little repetitive but this album makes me wanna commit felonies!

Risque

CHIC

4/5

Great record

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

CCR never disappoints. Though I think there's a better record of theirs that I hope to listen to soon!

The Stone Roses

3/5

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

2/5

Arrival

ABBA

5/5

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

3/5

All Directions

The Temptations

3/5

Funky

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

5/5

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

2/5

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

3/5

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

5/5

Deep themes, great songwriting, great guitar What else can you ask for?

Tapestry

Carole King

5/5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

3/5

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Easily one of my favorite albums of all time

Metallica

5/5

Absolute classic

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

5/5

Elvis Presley

4/5

Not my cup of tea, but feel like it deserves a 4 for how influential it was

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5

Makes me wanna punch a wall

Let It Be

The Replacements

3/5

Pretty solid post-punk but nothing too memorable

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

1/5

Music is meant to be enjoyed. If this shit sucks and I have to force myself to derive meaning from something labelled as "avant-garde" then I'm not a fan.

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

2/5

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Absolute classics.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk