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Album	You	Global	Diff
Deep Purple In Rock Deep Purple	5	3.32	+1.68
Van Halen Van Halen	5	3.63	+1.37
Bad Michael Jackson	5	3.8	+1.2
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying Megadeth	4	2.97	+1.03

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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	1	3.61	-2.61
Foxbase Alpha Saint Etienne	1	2.94	-1.94
Nixon Lambchop	1	2.75	-1.75
Antichrist Superstar Marilyn Manson	1	2.47	-1.47
Five Leaves Left Nick Drake	2	3.46	-1.46
Synchronicity The Police	2	3.42	-1.42
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea PJ Harvey	2	3.38	-1.38
Blur Blur	2	3.33	-1.33
Tommy The Who	2	3.33	-1.33
Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age	2	3.3	-1.3

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Led Zeppelin	2	5

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Vento De Maio

Elis Regina · 1 likes

3/5

I got a little bit bored after a few tracks but the musicianship was really good so I'll give it a 3.

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Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

4/5

Great early punk/hardcore. Enjoyed the simplicity of the lyrics.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

Listened on a sunny morning walk and it certainly put some swag in my steps. A good mix of up-tempo tracks and some slower numbers. Great to hear some versions of songs I already knew. Learned that Respect was originally written by Otis and covered by Aretha Franklin

Synchronicity

The Police

2/5

Stewart Copeland composed the music for the Spyro games so I enjoyed hearing similarities from those games that I grew up playing. Didn't enjoy some of the more "out there" tracks like Mother but overall, not a bad listen.

The Doors

3/5

Not massively for me but I appreciate the influence. Still a couple of bangers. Probably better after a zoot.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

3/5

Not massively for me. Didn't dislike it though. Extra star for the Extras theme song.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Perfect sunny walk music. Only really know the big hits from Bob so was nice to hear some unknown (to me) tracks.

Nixon

Lambchop

1/5

Sort of thing you'd watch on the Glastonbury coverage if there was nothing else on.

Orbital 2

Orbital

3/5

Quite repetitive so not too bad to have on while working. Not my usual type of thing but enjoying it more than I thought I would.

Timeless

Goldie

2/5

Ehhh, not for me really. Some parts were cool with headphones but it was a bit of an endurance test to get through it all.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

2/5

I mean I put it on but nothing really jumped out. Retail store music. Non offensive (other than some spicy lyrics) but not exciting. Would give 2.5 if I could.

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

1/5

Even casting morals aside, this was just an enjoyable listen. Beautiful People is a good song but other than that it was just a bit of chore to get through.

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

3/5

Not bad for running errands on a Sunday. 2.5 stars would have been better but 2 felt too harsh.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Incredible album and probably Zeppelin's best.

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

4/5

Really enjoyed this one and it's the first one so far that I've re-listened to in the same day. Nice follow on from Zeppelin yesterday with hints of Rush and The Beatles. Enjoyed the percussion, big harmonies and brass sections.

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

3/5

On the whole not too bad. Lots of variation between tracks and some cool moments and surprisingly dark lyrics "I don't feel sorry for thee, you deserve to die" for example. Heard some slight "metal" vocals at one point too? Not really something I'll go back to though.

Arrival

ABBA

4/5

Brilliant album with almost wall to wall hits.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

3/5

Hard not to enjoy this one. Nice chill beats, soulful vocals and harmonies, Reggae influences and a feature from Carlos Santana. Runtime is perhaps a touch too long though.

Night Life

Ray Price

3/5

Fairly enjoyable listen. I have a bit of a soft spot for country. This reminded me of driving around the hillbilly town in San Andreas.

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

3/5

Not something I'd usually listen to but not bad. Had some "oh, I know this" moments, which is always cool.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

1/5

Not for me. Felt like being sober in a room full of stoned people jamming on instruments. A lot of moments where it was really harsh and noisy in the earphones which had me wanting to quit. A couple of enjoyable moments maybe. Lou Reed was also partly responsible for Metallica's worst album which is difficult to forget.

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

3/5

Some cool moments and a really good drummer. Nothing too exciting but quite enjoyed the bits I paid attention to.

Connected

Stereo MC's

2/5

Not really for me. Just not really a genre that does anything for me musically.

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

3/5

I got a little bit bored after a few tracks but the musicianship was really good so I'll give it a 3.

Fragile

Yes

4/5

Great album. Had Roundabout in my head since listening. Would probably be a five if I were listening properly, not while working.

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Amazing album. There's riffs, there's drum grooves, there's soaring vocals. It made me cry, it made me dance. Zeppelin at their best!

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

2/5

A handful of enjoyable tracks but seemed few and far between with such a long runtime. Could have been a three if it was shorter.

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

Stan Getz a 3 for this one. Short enough to keep my attention. Some of it sounded like Pixar music, which is always great.

Drunk

Thundercat

3/5

Didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Great musicianship but the songs were a little quirky in places for my taste.

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth

4/5

Great thrash album, just not as refined as their best work.

Maxinquaye

Tricky

3/5

Not really my cup of tea but not bad. I recognised Hell Is Around The Corner but upon googling it seems I actually recognise it from Glory Box by Portishead, which used the same sample.

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

Never been the biggest Nirvana fan but there's far worse I could listen to. There's guitars and powerful drums. Not a bad listen at all.

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

3/5

Inoffensive but not very exciting. Would be better if Brown Eyed Girl was on it.

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

Bit of a long one in places. Lyrics caught me off guard on "that" song. Good musicianship even if it left me a little bored at times.

Van Halen

5/5

I love this album. EVH was a true pioneer and changed the way the guitar is played today. Just a really great album.

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

3/5

Quite fun with some parts that I recognised.

Illmatic

Nas

3/5

For the most part it kind of passed me by, however there were a few cool moments that I recognised. Not a bad listen overall.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

3/5

Pretty nice listen. Lots of good solos by most instruments. Would maybe have liked the drummer to share a bit more of the spotlight perhaps.

Blur

2/5

Not really for me but I guess I can appreciate the cultural impact.

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

2/5

Not too bad, wanted to enjoy it more than I did but perhaps too many slower songs on the record.

Tommy

The Who

2/5

Probably a good album if you have the time to listen to it. Unfortunately I didn't finish it and while I did enjoy what I did hear of it, it's just a bit too long.

Bad

Michael Jackson

5/5

Packed with hits from start to finish.

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

3/5

Was a bit too long but lots of the tracks felt like they could have been in a THPS/Skate soundtrack, which was cool.

Revolver

Beatles

4/5

First real Beatles album I've listened to from start to finish. Knew a lot of the songs already. A great listen and they really did know how to write a good song.

Queens of the Stone Age

2/5

Another one that I wanted to enjoy more than I did but to be honest, I found it quite boring.

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

3/5

Pretty fun listen. Not something I'd really go back to but enjoyable enough.

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

1/5

Just didn't grab me at all.

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

2/5

All tracks felt like they should have been no more than 90secs long. Would have made good interlude tracks on a hip hop album but lacked any real structure or hooks to keep me interested.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

5/5

Fantastic album with so much great talent from every instrument.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Found it a little boring but deserves higher than a 1.

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

3/5

Not too bad. Quite fun saxophone parts but not something I'd go back to really.

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

3/5

Not too bad. Parts reminded me of The Smiths and The Jam. Got a little bored by the end though.

Adele

4/5

Great pop songs, well written and what a great voice.

Smash

The Offspring

4/5

Enjoyed hearing lots of songs that I don't know from them, while they still had a more punk sound.

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

3/5

Didn't manage to finish but enjoyed what I heard of it

Violator

Depeche Mode

4/5

A style I've always appreciated but never really explored. Depeche Mode have always had an unconventional note choice which catches you off guard but isn't distracting.

Liquid Swords

GZA

3/5

Fairly enjoyable listen and enjoyed lots of the samples.

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

3/5

Overall not bad but loses a point for being too long.

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

2/5

Nando's music. Pretty fun but just a novelty really.

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

2/5

Okay background music but nothing exciting.

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

3/5

Quite fun even if most of the songs sounded the same. Had the benefit of being quite short in length so didn't get boring.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

Never listened to a full album before but ZZ Top always felt like a bit of a novelty band. This album showed that there is real talent behind the beards and gimmicks.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

What a voice. Really enjoyed that.