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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Bones Of What You Believe CHVRCHES	5	3.18	+1.82
GREY Area Little Simz	5	3.24	+1.76
Let's Stay Together Al Green	5	3.76	+1.24
American Idiot Green Day	5	3.76	+1.24
Very Pet Shop Boys	4	2.93	+1.07
Wild Gift X	4	3	+1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Kid A Radiohead	1	3.71	-2.71
A Love Supreme John Coltrane	1	3.63	-2.63
In The Court Of The Crimson King King Crimson	1	3.6	-2.6
Stand! Sly & The Family Stone	1	3.43	-2.43
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) The Kinks	1	3.39	-2.39
Horses Patti Smith	1	3.31	-2.31
The Predator Ice Cube	1	3.26	-2.26
The Stooges The Stooges	1	3.25	-2.25
Tonight's The Night Neil Young	1	3.23	-2.23
Third Portishead	1	3.13	-2.13

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Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

I enjoyed this, but I wonder if that's because the recent albums have been rubbish? I felt a certain way listening to this: Michael Jackson was an incredible pop artist, but was he also a nonce? Makes me uncomfortable

1 likes

Scott 4

Scott Walker

1/5

I hated it. Croony shit

1 likes

1-Star Albums (21)

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

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Dire Straits

3/5

Sultans of Swings is the stand out song by far. Everything else was good, but most of it sounded the same. I don't think I would listen to this again.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

4/5

I didn't realise how many songs I knew from this album. Only the deluxe edition is on Spotify, and it's a lot more ska/two tone than blues or jazzy. Love Is a Losing Game is an incredibly sad song.

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

1/5

I really did not like this. I only got half way through before I had to stop.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

I really enjoyed this. Old school rap, which I imagine would be played in a cool cocktail bar now. I'm not sure if there were a lot of samples used, or these are the original songs which were then used as samples, but I liked this a lot.

Adele

4/5

This came out just after I broke up with my ex, and brought back a lot of memories from that time. Due to current issues this was quite painful to listen to. It's brilliant though, Adele has a powerful voice and some touching lyrics. I understand why this is one of the best selling albums in Britain of all time.

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

1/5

I could not stand this. It was just noise and I stopped after 2 songs

Microshift

Hookworms

2/5

It wasn't bad, it was just pretty boring. Every sound sounded similar, and they were so long! I honestly thought I'd been listening for 30 minutes and it was only the first 4 songs!

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

4/5

I'd forgotten how much I liked this album when it came out.

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

2/5

It wasn't bad, just not my vibe. Felt like the songs sounded the same throughout

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

2/5

There were a couple of songs I enjoyed (Karma Cameleon) however I felt the majority of the songs were very repetitive. I know this is a symptom of the 80s, but this was a lot

Violator

Depeche Mode

3/5

I didn't mind this! I think the album was very cohesive and had an industrial feel. I can see why it's on this list

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

I didn't hate it, I didn't love it.

Real Life

Magazine

2/5

I didn't like this. I didn't think it was terrible, I just didn't vibe with it

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

1/5

I had to drop out of listening to this as it was terrible, and I like 70s music!

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

I liked the music, but I didn't enjoy the singing so much. It was slightly boring

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

It's easy listening, however most of the songs blur into one another. It reminds me of Jack's dad. Also, I might have enjoyed this more in the summer

Wild Gift

4/5

I enjoyed this. It's like an alternative version of Blondie, but for the cool kids.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

This was OK, maybe I would have loved it more if I had been at Woodstock as that's the vibes it gave.

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

This was just a weird bunch of noise.

Shadowland

k.d. lang

3/5

Very chilled and nice to listen to in the morning. I've never heard of K.D Lang before, but she sings like Roy Orbison at times.

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

2/5

This wasn't terrible, however as I was not dropping ecstasy and rolling in a club in the 90s,i didn't think it was great. It was repetitive, and just made me think of adverts, as that's what the music is used for now

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

I really liked this!

School's Out

Alice Cooper

2/5

I'm not sold on this album. Schools out is a big hit of a song, enduring even now as a rebellious anthem, but the rest of the album doesn't match up in tone. I wonder what age group Alice Cooper was aiming his music at?

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

Kid A

Radiohead

1/5

I hated this. It was a collection of noise and I stopped at song 4.

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

1/5

This was awful. The first song was 20 minutes long. I couldn't even get through that

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

3/5

This wasn't bad, there were a few songs I enjoyed, but a few were definitely a product of the times and may not have aged so well. I was not aware Beyonce used some of the If You Were My Girlfriend lyrics in her rap break down on Bonnie and Clyde 03!

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

This was OK, but most of the songs sounded the same

Parklife

Blur

2/5

This was OK. I'm wasn't in love with it though, I feel it's one of those 'you'd have to be there at release' to get the hype

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

4/5

I know Meatloaf is a knob, but this was a great album. The songs are slightly too long at times, especially the intros, but it was a fun bit of power metal

Amnesiac

Radiohead

2/5

This was much better than Kid A, and helped with work focus due to the low fi beats. As reminded me of Jack's school friend Harry's music

I See You

The xx

3/5

This was fine, but all the sings bled into one another. I couldn't pick out a highlight, but it was bad either

Kenya

Machito

2/5

I didn't hate it, but Jack found it unbearable. Made me think of Cuba Revs

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

2/5

The first type of black metal album according to Jack. It's interesting it's on this list, and while it wasn't the worst thing I've heard, the beat was the same throughout each song, and it drained me

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

I think Lady Gaga sampled a song from this

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

2/5

I enjoyed 1 song, but had to stop listening after 4. It was just a collection of noise that hurt my brain, especially when the beat was off. It was also too jazzy for me. Maybe I'm too white for this album

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

A very chill album which I enjoyed

My Generation

The Who

3/5

It wasn't bad, certainly not as bad as some of the other albums I've had to listen to from this era. But it was also boring.

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

2/5

Something Tony would love! Laid back reggae, which all sounds the same. Although the lyrics felt very politically charged.

Myths Of The Near Future

Klaxons

2/5

I remember when this came out, and I thought the first 2 songs and the cover (it not over) were great but the rest was quite rubbish. I still feel like that today

Achtung Baby

3/5

This wasn't bad, which is surprising for me to say when I really don't like U2. I still prefer Johnny Cash's version of One Love

Scott 4

Scott Walker

1/5

I hated it. Croony shit

Guitar Town

Steve Earle

1/5

This was very boring country rock. I know there's a link to the wiki page, and perhaps I should start reading it because I don't see why this was so great

Bad

Michael Jackson

4/5

I hate how much I liked this due to the nonce history

Elephant

The White Stripes

3/5

This wasn't terrible, but it was quite boring with a 2025 lens. I don't think this has aged well. I don't think Meg is a good drummer or singer, in fact Jack White isn't a good singer either. Weird about the brother sister thing too.

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

4/5

While some songs blurred into the background, overall I enjoyed this Chilled American rock, which gave wheetus vibes

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

5/5

I really enjoyed this! It was so smooth and chilled. Perfect evening or Sunday listening. I'd own this on vinyl if possible

American Idiot

Green Day

5/5

I didn't love this album when it came out, as I felt it was really overplayed and overhyped. However, listening to it now I really enjoyed it!

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

2/5

This was really boring, the songs were too long, and I didn't vibe

Low-Life

New Order

2/5

A very 80s sounding album. Not a bad thing, but nothing stood out to me

Third

Portishead

1/5

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

3/5

This was fine, but all the songs sounded the same

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

1/5

I wasn't a fan

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth

2/5

While the music was good, the singing was horrid.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

4/5

I liked this as I listen to classical to help me sleep when I'm anxious

Rage Against The Machine

3/5

Theres some very obvious classic bangers here, which stand the test of time, however I'm not sure the whole album holds up. Strong lyrically and very politically motivated, which does stand the test of time, especially in 2025,the beat/bouncy backing noise just doesnt

Quiet Life

Japan

2/5

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

3/5

Horses

Patti Smith

1/5

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

1/5

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

2/5

Despite this sounding like my thing on paper, I thought it was pretty boring

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

1/5

I hated this

The xx

3/5

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

4/5

The Stooges

1/5

Infected

The The

2/5

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

3/5

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

3/5

The Predator

Ice Cube

1/5

Chelsea Girl

Nico

1/5

Connected

Stereo MC's

1/5

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

2/5

Like a shit Duran Duran

Illmatic

Nas

3/5

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

5/5

New York Dolls

3/5

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

1/5

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

1/5

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

1/5

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

Guero

Beck

2/5

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

2/5

I understand why this was such a popular album at the time, however, it leaves a weird taste in my mouth to listen to in 2025, considering Johnny Rotten is a dirty tory

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

2/5

Reminded me of my nana who loved the Everly Brothers

The Stone Roses

4/5

Tragic Songs of Life

The Louvin Brothers

1/5

GREY Area

Little Simz

5/5