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Album	You	Global	Diff
Larks' Tongues In Aspic King Crimson	5	3	+2
Myths Of The Near Future Klaxons	5	3.05	+1.95
...The Dandy Warhols Come Down The Dandy Warhols	5	3.13	+1.87
Hot Rats Frank Zappa	5	3.36	+1.64
Bossanova Pixies	5	3.38	+1.62
2112 Rush	5	3.39	+1.61
Welcome to the Afterfuture Mike Ladd	4	2.56	+1.44
OK Talvin Singh	4	2.57	+1.43
Catch A Fire Bob Marley & The Wailers	5	3.63	+1.37
Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby Girls Against Boys	4	2.66	+1.34

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators The 13th Floor Elevators	1	2.95	-1.95
Innervisions Stevie Wonder	2	3.87	-1.87
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar	2	3.61	-1.61
Blue Joni Mitchell	2	3.49	-1.49
Power In Numbers Jurassic 5	2	3.48	-1.48
Ready To Die The Notorious B.I.G.	2	3.37	-1.37
Sulk The Associates	1	2.36	-1.36
Close To You Carpenters	2	3.11	-1.11
Crazysexycool TLC	2	3.07	-1.07
Germfree Adolescents X-Ray Spex	2	3.05	-1.05

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Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

5/5

6/5 this is my kind of music. I wonder if ADHA brains eat this up because it gives the mind something solid to digest while the body and other parts of the mind are busy doing something else? I will absolutely listen to this again and again!

1 likes

Talvin Singh

4/5

Better than I expected!

1 likes

1-Star Albums (2)

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

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2112

Rush

5/5

4.5 Excellent introduction to 1001albumsgenerator!

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Listened to one song. I need a job where I can listen to the whole album every day!

Bossanova

Pixies

5/5

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

3/5

Pretty good, not sure I'd listen to it regularly. It reminds of being on drugs.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

Good, but not my style. Feels like ambient music for a dumb coffee shop.

Myths Of The Near Future

Klaxons

5/5

This was amazing!

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby

Girls Against Boys

4/5

Heavy-ish but really freaking good!

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Fun, foundational to rap and hip-hop. Not really my style but the more I listened, the better it got! Probably would not purchase if I saw it at the thrift store.

New Wave

The Auteurs

4/5

Really good! I would pick this up if I saw it at the thrift store but I probably wouldn't but it full-price. Absolutely would listen again and recommend.

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

4/5

Really good! I can hear where New Order and OMD got their start. Absolutely would buy in a thrift shop or resale, probably not a new copy though.

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

4/5

Solid! Electronica meets hip-hop with some spoken word mixed in. Feels culturally relevant. Really good album! 4.0

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

4/5

I was just thinking about EC yesterday so I'm really happy to see this today! He takes me all the way back to high-school.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Come back to this later

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved this album! I think I listened 2, maybe 3 times throughout the day. Excellent choice and I would absolutely pick this up if I saw it in the thrift store. I would say 4.5 stars; I'm saving the 5s for life-changing albums.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

2/5

Decent enough. Maya and I played it in the background while she made me breakfast (veggie frittata:). I wouldn't buy this album or listen to it again although I can see why its popular.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

4/5

Liked it more than I thought I would. The least interesting thing about The Doors is Jim Morrison. Fantastic band!

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

4/5

Fantastic! Mellow and Melancholy. I liked it more than I thought I would. It feels like rainy-day ambiance music. Would absolutely pick this up if I found it in the wild.

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

I've been listening to the Boss all week so this is a welcome surprise. I just bought this album at the GW:)

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

4/5

Excellent album! I can't wait to find a Wilco CD in the wild!

The Doors

3/5

Didn't listen. I just had The Doors a few days ago and I wasn't in the mood. I'm sure it's great. Also, I'm sure I owned this at one point. 3.5

Skylarking

XTC

3/5

Pretty good but I wouldn't listen to this again.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

DNF, I'll come back to this later

Moby Grape

3/5

DNF sounds good but I got distracted. Will listen again later.

Close To You

Carpenters

2/5

It's fine. Technically it's a solid album, I just don't think I'm in love with their style.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

3/5

I woke up in a rotten mood and didn't want to listen to this. I'm so glad I did! It's poppy and sentimental without being sappy. I needed a break from the heaviness of my reality and this was a nice respite. It's a fun album and I can imagine it was fire in the 50s when it came out. I can only HOPE to find this on vinyl in the wild!

Metallica

5/5

Fantastic album! I'm pretty sure I knew all the words to this one. 5/5 for it's social impact.

Ctrl

SZA

2/5

Meh. That Saturn song ruined SZA for me. The lyrics are dumb.

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

3/5

Pretty good, not in the mood for Tina today.

Ramones

4/5

Fun and funky but got a little repetitive towards the end.

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

3/5

Excellent musicmanship, glad I never have to listen to this again. 2.5/5

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

3/5

Pretty fun and interesting. I recently scored this album at the thrift store and when I got it home the album inside was the wrong one! Boooooooo! 3.5/5 because it's a classic. Would buy the LP but not the CD. The 17 min title track has an irritatingly boring bass line that just b repeats and repeats and repeats.

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

I would absolutely buy this if I saw it in the wild! I'm giving it a second listen because when it was finished, my first thought was 'that's it?' 4.5/5

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

4/5

Wonderful album for background music. I'd buy it on vinyl but not cd. I'm giving it 4 because of it's historic legacy.

Crazysexycool

TLC

2/5

Fucknindont want to listen to this today but here goes.....it was fine.2.5/5 because I've been forced to listen to it too many times.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

2/5

Bleh. It's gray and rainy today and I was hoping for music to match the weather. Oh well.....off to work I go. It's fine for mid-90s rap; I've just heard too much of it lately. 2.5/5

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

OK I'm listening......4.5/5 Fantastic and fun to listen to!

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. There were several recognizable hits that I would never have known who the artist was. Definitely something I would listen to in the background, not sure I would buy. 3.5/5

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

4/5

Fantastic mood music! 4.5/5

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

I've heard this album so many times and most of them i was HHIIGGH!!!

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

2/5

I couldn't wait for this to be finished......2/5

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

2/5

Fine. I guess I'm not that into hip-hop. 2.5/3

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

3/5

I liked it more than I thought i would. 3.5/5

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

3/5

3.5/5 will definitely listen again when I'm blue.

Nowhere

Ride

4/5

4.5/5 fantastic!

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

3/5

3/5 Fine. I'd pick it up in a thrift store just for clout but I don't think I'll ever listen to it again.

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

1/5

I. Hate. This. It would have been listenable had they never once picked up the gimmicky jug thingy. Thank god I never have to listen to this again. 1/5

Blue

Joni Mitchell

2/5

I've owned this album for decades and never once listened to it. And I'll probably never listen to it again.

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

3/5

Pretty good. I didn't finish the album but I did pick up a Billie Holiday CD at the thrift store today. I can listen to this as study or background music.

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

2/5

Someone said this is the missing link between hair bands and grunge and I can see that. However, I found it excruciatingly boring. 2/5

Drunk

Thundercat

4/5

Very interesting to listen to! I love the funk vibe. I bet it would grow on me if I listened to it a few more times. 3.5/5

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Love them, heard this a million times. 4/5

Da Capo

Love

2/5

I accidentally gave Simon and Garfunkle's Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme a 3 instead of a 4 because I was rushing so hard to give this one a 2/5. Thank god I never have to listen to this again. Grunting, boring, dry.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

4/5

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would! 4/5 for cultural significance. I can understand why people don't like his voice but whatever, it doesn't bother me. The accompanying music is stellar!

São Paulo Confessions

Suba

2/5

The longer I listen, the more I hate. 2/5

Sulk

The Associates

1/5

Ya know, I really didnt like this and was going to give it a 2. Then i heard the guys voice and yeah, it's a 1 for me, dawg. 1/5

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

5/5

OK, you have my attention.....Loved it! I'm not sure if it's a 4 or 5, I'll give it a 5 just to be cool.

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

Technically sound and probably good but it melted into the background and I forgot I was listening to it.

Elvis Presley

3/5

I enjoyed the music more than the Elvis. I can see why he's considered white-washed black music.

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

3/5

I want so bad to like this but it just kind of disappeared into the background for me. It feels like good study music-- no hook to distract me from my thoughts.

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Pretty fucking good although a little repetitive in some parts. It was not a very long album? 4/5 because it's Bowie.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

4/5 I can listen to this over and over while I putter around my lovely home.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Always down for Tribe Called Quest!

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

2/5

I want to like this. There are a few catchy noises but overall I couldn't get into it. 2.5/5

More Specials

The Specials

3/5

Eh, it was fine. I wouldn't buy it.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

5/5heals my aching soul

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

4/5 I like The Beatles; they feel familiar and calming.

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

4/5

2nd day of The Beatles and I'm OK with that. 4/5

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

4/5

I'm thankful for all the comfort listens this week. 4/5

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

5/5

Ten

Pearl Jam

5/5

10/10 no notes This takes me back to the 90s. I was always a PJ fan as opposed to the slightly more popular Nirvana fans.

Gorillaz

4/5

Excited....

Like A Prayer

Madonna

3/5

3.5 I l9ve all the hits but the fillers took it down a peg.

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Pretty good.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

Love me some EC....4/5

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

3/5

I want to like this more; I guess I'm just not that cool.

What's That Noise?

Coldcut

3/5

Utterly forgettable background study sounds 2.5

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

3/5

I don't mind his voice. I like the music. I can get into the words. But goddammit I hate the harmonica. 2.5/5

Closer

Joy Division

3/5

Not bad but I'll probably never listen to this again. Plus one for cultural relevance.

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

I needed Neil today 4/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

I liked this better than their later, more experimental albums. 4/5

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

3/5

Meh

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

4/5

Need to give this a second and third listen. 4/5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

4/5

More Talking Heads......

evermore

Taylor Swift

3/5

I hope this is good because I sincerely don't want to listen to TS right now:/ It was fine, very not offensive. 3/5

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

Lovely. I liked her better than Billie Holiday. 3/5

Talvin Singh

4/5

Better than I expected!

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

I can see why this is a big favorite for audiophiles setting up equipment; it's got all the good sounds. I liked it, I'd probably buy it for clout, it may be in my regular rotation of yacht rock/classic rock. 4/5

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

3/5

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

4/5

It just keeps getting better......4/5

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

2/5

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

5/5

So fucking good! I'm definitely buying this one❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 5/5

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

CCR is always good

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

3/5

I want to hate this but I don't.....so far. 3/5 very enjoyable to listen to but somewhat depressing. Having just lost my dad I don't want anything depressing right now. She's wonderfully talented

1999

Prince

4/5

Little Red Corvette is one of the best songs ever written!