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Album	You	Global	Diff
Amnesiac Radiohead	5	3.41	+1.59
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	5	3.5	+1.5
Document R.E.M.	5	3.56	+1.44
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots The Flaming Lips	5	3.58	+1.42
Violator Depeche Mode	5	3.7	+1.3
You Are The Quarry Morrissey	4	2.86	+1.14
Vauxhall And I Morrissey	4	2.96	+1.04

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses	1	3.74	-2.74
Maggot Brain Funkadelic	1	3.6	-2.6
From Elvis In Memphis Elvis Presley	1	3.36	-2.36
Music in Exile Songhoy Blues	1	3.33	-2.33
The Slider T. Rex	1	3.28	-2.28
American Beauty Grateful Dead	1	3.24	-2.24
The Wall Pink Floyd	2	4.14	-2.14
Graceland Paul Simon	2	3.74	-1.74
Abraxas Santana	2	3.72	-1.72
Morrison Hotel The Doors	2	3.6	-1.6

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Dirty

Sonic Youth

3/5

I really like some of their songs, but overall it's a bit noisy for me.

Amnesiac

Radiohead

5/5

Radiohead are my fav band, love it.

Teen Dream

Beach House

4/5

Nice enough

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

2/5

Not my thing. Classic albums are going to be hard for me on this thing. I really don't like classic rock.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

2/5

I don't like jazz, or classic rock, or long meandering songs with noodly guitar. I don't think this link should have been to the expanded version also?

Machine Head

Deep Purple

2/5

Funny, how I know Highway Star is from Rock & Roll Racing on SNES. But I still don't like these classic rock sounds.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

3/5

The only BDB song I had heard before this was the one on the UNKLE album. This one is nice though.

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

2/5

I knew the (Jon Davis) Folk Implosion was jokingly named after these guys but never heard them before. Blues isn't my thing but this is more punk rock blues I guess. It's noisy. I see the Elvis singing White Stripes comparisons people are making for sure.

Don't Stand Me Down

Dexys Midnight Runners

2/5

I really don't like saxophone in songs, lol.

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

Never heard of this at all before this. First album on here that I've really liked out of nowhere.

The Last Broadcast

Doves

3/5

I had heard one other song by Doves before this. Alright, bright sounding.

Pink Flag

Wire

4/5

Had never heard of this before. I like it. Punk sounding stuff.

The Slider

T. Rex

1/5

This I think will be my first 1/5 rating, as I'm only 12 albums in. I probably have heard a few T. Rex songs on the classic rock station, but I really dislike classic rock, and apparently I really don't like glam rock also, as I found this very grating. This was the first time I actually starting skipping songs as I went as I couldn't stand them anymore.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

1/5

Not a fan. Can't stand gospel, country and soul sounds. My mom loved Elvis I guess, but I don't remember her playing it when I was a kid really. But I do not. That crooning is too much.

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

3/5

I remember hearing of this band, but not sure I really heard any songs before now. Probably a bit too harsh sounding vocals for my tastes, but the music side is good.

NEU! 75

Neu!

3/5

First time hearing. It was alright, I liked the different feels of the 2nd half.

Atomizer

Big Black

3/5

Ah, Steve Albini's band, I had heard of, but never actually heard. It was ok (post?) punk stuff.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

2/5

I saw some of the comments saying this is something like "baroque-leaning psych pop". This is mostly too light and pop for my tastes. Oh, Time of the Season, ya, even I know this one, was used in movies and stuff. It's good, but ya, the rest is forgettable.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

1/5

Noodly guitar doesn't really do it for me. Also a big no to funk and soul.

No Other

Gene Clark

2/5

I really don't like country sounds. I do like the Neil Young folky stuff though.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

1/5

I dunno, I'm not a fan of bluesy stuff. And this is pretty repetitive. And never was a fan of guitar noodling.

Metallica

3/5

I knew the big singles, but never listened to the album before this. Some of those have grown on me, but overall the style isn't really for me.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

2/5

Not really my thing.

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

2/5

All sounds pretty samey to me.

Document

R.E.M.

5/5

I'm a big REM fan. Love this album, a bunch of great songs on it.

Abraxas

Santana

2/5

Not a fan. Used to hear black magic woman on the radio all the time, never liked classic stuff. Guitar stuff like this just doesn't do it for me.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

I had only heard the singles before this. But I found the other songs pretty enjoyable also.

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

4/5

I only knew a few Smiths songs, haven't heard any solo stuff before this. I liked it.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

2/5

I really dislike classic rock sounds like this. But I guess it's not completely horrible.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

2/5

I had heard the singles on the radio, but I really didn't like classic rock so I never really cared for them.

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

3/5

I had only heard of the name, except I think there was a cover of one of their songs on a Sebadoh album I had. It's interesting, punk but like jazzy also.

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

4/5

Not sure if I really knew any songs by them before. It's interesting, very enjoyable.

1999

Prince

2/5

This is very 80s cheese to me.

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

3/5

Had never heard of this before now. I can hear how it might have influenced REM and Pixies for sure.

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

4/5

This is my 2nd Morrissey album on here, haven't heard this before either. I like this probably more than the last one.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

3/5

I know a few Neil Young songs, but haven't heard a lot. Tell Me Why I actually knew only from the cover that Hayden did. I'm a huge Hayden fan and I know Neil Young is a big influence of his. Oh Southern Man, I knew this one too, used to play on the radio. I like the folky and rocky sides, but the country sounding stuff not so much.

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

2/5

This definitely isn't my thing. I dislike the parts that were more celtic or country sounding a lot. The folky parts were ok.

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

2/5

This kind of genre is really hit or miss for me, just comes across as a collection of background music to me I guess.

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

1/5

I'll be honest, I skipped most of these songs after 30 seconds as I couldn't stand any more. I hate country sounds and whatever else genres this classifies as I guess.

Woodface

Crowded House

3/5

I actually liked it more than I thought I would. I'm not a fan of the singles I knew before this, but this album seemed pretty decent.

Hypnotised

The Undertones

4/5

Never heard of this before. Some of the vocals remind me of Dead Kennedys, that warble. I like the punky sound.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

5/5

I was already a big fan of this album. I'm a fan of Arcade Fire, well the older albums at least. The Suburbs and Ready to Start are a great 1-2 album opener.

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg

2/5

Not really my thing.

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

2/5

Maybe if I read the lyrics there would be more there, but just hearing it without that it didn't seem interesting.

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

2/5

Ugh, I hate celtic type sounds. But the 2nd song wasn't bad. And country sounding ones, and anytime a fiddle gets involved are ugh to me too...

Berlin

Lou Reed

2/5

Eh, it was very low end of ok for me

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

I knew some of the singles and I really like those. But the other funk songs aren't really my thing. I went in thinking I was going to give this a 4 based on the singles, but I think the other songs mean I have to go with a 3.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

Going into this, I already knew and really liked the singles, Time to Pretend, Electric Feel and Kids. First time hearing the rest of the album, and it sounds good too!

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

2/5

I don't like blues, so this is hard for me. Ugh, and at least one with saxophone.

The Stooges

3/5

Ok, proto punk eh? Ya, I can get behind that for the most part, some of it didn't hit, but ya.

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

2/5

Meh, it's ok I guess.

Graceland

Paul Simon

2/5

Not really my thing. I knew You Can Call Me Al. The African stuff doesn't do anything for me.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

4/5

I've always been a fan of their singles, but never heard the rest of the album. Good stuff.

Fly Or Die

N.E.R.D

2/5

I actually did know one of the songs from this going in, that someone shared with me years ago. That said, it's still not my thing.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

5/5

I already loved the title track but didn't know the rest of the album. Oh now that I hear it I did know Do You Realize also. But ya, the album was really great! I loved the different types of sounds here.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

2/5

I dunno, it's not horrible but it's really not my thing.

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

2/5

I know a few of their songs from the singles, but I was never much of a fan. This one won't change that, I don't like that blues tinged sound. Not that all their songs are like that, but even the other ones are ok but just don't do much for me. The singing style grates on me for sure.

Violator

Depeche Mode

5/5

I was already a fan of this album, great stuff.

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

2/5

I don't like country sounds.

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

3/5

Oh, this is a weird one! At first I wasn't sure, but there are some things I liked in there.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Having only really known Maps before this, it was way more noisy and punky than I would have thought. Me likey!

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

3/5

Had never heard of this. Started it blind, thought this sounds like Sex Pistols. Then looked it up, ohhhh, haha. Anyway, ya, it's some good stuff, challenging.

In It For The Money

Supergrass

3/5

It was alright.

Aja

Steely Dan

2/5

Ugh, I hate saxophone in songs. And this is too like light poppy sounding. Jazz pop apparently, and I don't like it.

Smile

Brian Wilson

2/5

It was ok I guess, doesn't really do much for me.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

1/5

I had to skip some songs half way after I couldn't stand anymore. I can't stand that voice and the squealy guitar.

Frampton Comes Alive

Peter Frampton

2/5

I just can't like classic rock. Growing up with the only rock station in town being a mix of classic and modern, I heard songs like Show Me the Way all the time while waiting for them to play new music, so I grew to hate them more and more.

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

2/5

Not sure about that folky twangy sound.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

Lust for Life the song was well known for me, but not the rest of the album. Was decent, can definitely hear the David Bowie now that I read that.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Ya, it was alright.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

3/5

It's fine I guess, I knew the coconut song and the first song I just heard in the Weapons movie.

Quiet Life

Japan

3/5

Never heard of this at all before. Was actually pretty nice, I liked a lot of the sounds, sounded newer than 79.

Scott 4

Scott Walker

2/5

I only heard of him by Radiohead saying Creep was their Scott Walker song. I can sort of hear that here. It was ok but I didn't find it very interesting.

Destroyer

KISS

2/5

Not a fan at all.

Real Life

Magazine

4/5

Early post punk? I like it!

Headquarters

The Monkees

3/5

Ya it was better than I expected.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

3/5

This list has been challenging for me. I really don't like stuff like this, but I see it's highly regarded. I knew 3 of the songs from the radio growing up but was very tired of hearing classic songs like that already. So I want to give this a 2 but I'll be more open and give it a 3.

Calenture

The Triffids

3/5

It was alright I guess

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

2/5

I had the live motorhead album not too long ago, which I didn't care for much, so the same thing here.

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

2/5

Can't say I've heard this music before although the name rings a bell. I don't really like bluesy jazzy stuff though.