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Album	You	Global	Diff
Maggot Brain Funkadelic	5	3.6	+1.4
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	5	3.63	+1.37
Time Out The Dave Brubeck Quartet	5	3.83	+1.17
Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin	5	3.91	+1.09

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Tellin’ Stories The Charlatans	1	2.95	-1.95
Want One Rufus Wainwright	1	2.9	-1.9
Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival	2	3.77	-1.77
Life Thru A Lens Robbie Williams	1	2.73	-1.73
Remain In Light Talking Heads	2	3.67	-1.67
The United States Of America The United States Of America	1	2.61	-1.61
Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche Koffi Olomide	1	2.61	-1.61
Devotional Songs Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	1	2.58	-1.58
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots The Flaming Lips	2	3.57	-1.57
Natty Dread Bob Marley & The Wailers	2	3.57	-1.57

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Led Zeppelin	3	4.33

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Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings · 2 likes

3/5

McCartney. It's good but not my favorite.

1-Star Albums (6)

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The United States Of America

1/5

Circus sounds. Very 60s kinda psych rock I think? Enjoyable, but probably won't listen again. 6/10

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

3/5

Cowboy country. Harmonica. Saloon type stuff. Enjoyable.

Diamond Life

Sade

3/5

Jazzy. Easy listening. Would recommend. 7/10

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

Light punk rock. Almost vruge. Fun to listen to, but not a mainstay.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

2/5

Very jazz. All over the place but enjoyable. 5/10

Different Class

Pulp

2/5

Kinda sounds like David Bowie but not as good. 5/10

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

It's Neil Young! Very good album. 8/10

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

It's Kendrick Lamar. Of course it's amazing! Masterpiece. 10 10

With The Beatles

Beatles

3/5

The Beatles are fine

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

Great album

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

2/5

Odd, but not bad. French pop/punk rock. Didn't finish it.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

3/5

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

Love this. Can't believe I haven't listened to more Janis in my life. 9/10

Bad Company

2/5

It's fine. 5/10

Technique

New Order

2/5

Boring. 3/10

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

1/5

Not for me.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

3/5

Jazzy and fun. Eclectic. 6/10

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Spectacular. Little Jazz. Little funk. Great stuff. 9/10

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

2/5

Nothing special. Very 60s.

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

Not Nirvana's best album but some great hits and a lot of screaming. 8/10

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

Fun. Jazzy with some afro beats.

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

3/5

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

3/5

McCartney. It's good but not my favorite.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

Cowboy country! This is wonderful. Definitely will listen to again. 8/10

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

2/5

Falsetto. Didn't dig it. 4/10

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

Meh

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

2/5

Odelay

Beck

3/5

Good not great. 6/10

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

2/5

Light dance music. Few odd songs, but ok overall. 5/10

The Last Broadcast

Doves

2/5

Sounds kinda like British goo goo dolls. A little boring but could have been catchy 20+ years ago.

Caetano Veloso

3/5

Soft Samba music for a dinner party. Not bad, but a little slow.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

2/5

I understand this album is art but it just doesn't hit me right. 5/10

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Love me some Marvin Gaye. Not as good as what's going on, but still wonderful. 8/10

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Kind of Bob Dylan-esque. Slow but I'm sure the lyrics are powerful. 6/10

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

5/5

Amazing album. 10/10. Listened to it twice and would do it again.

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

2/5

Very 2000's. Kind of boring. 4/10

Transformer

Lou Reed

3/5

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

3/5

Good classic rock album. Kind of jam-bandish but I still enjoyed it. 6/10

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

2/5

Erotic indeed. Kind of boring. Didn't finish it.

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

2/5

Standard 60's pop rock. Nothing too special, but maybe was really good at the time. 5/10

Arrival

ABBA

2/5

Pop sensation Abba! Glad I listened to it. Will probably never listen to it again lol. 6/10 for a pop album. 3/10 for personal enjoyment.

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

Masterpiece. 10/10. Listened to it 4 times.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

3/5

Jazzy, fun, light. Enjoyed listening.

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

1/5

Pop music from nearly 30 years ago. Did not enjoy. 3/10.

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

1/5

Nah

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

3/5

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Strongly dislike brown eyed girl (which isn't on this album) so thought I might not like this. Pleasantly surprised. Light, kind of Neil Young esque. Wouldn't mind hearing again. 6/10.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

Honestly, less impressed than I thought I'd be. Per usual for Outkast, the production was amazing but in this case, I didn't vibe with the lyrics. Still a great album. 7/10.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

2/5

Didn't finish. Kind of boring, but I can imagine this being super cool while coked out in the early 80's.

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

1/5

Another boring fucking album. This is just any generic pop rock band. Goo goo dolls. Kings of Leon. Etc. 3/10.

If I Could Only Remember My Name

David Crosby

3/5

Slow, but enjoyable. Sounds like a 70's dinner party. Pretty hippy dippy.

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

3/5

Fun album. Missy Elliot brings it hard.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Not their best album, but still great.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

3/5

Good for my soul.

Electric

The Cult

3/5

Pretty good rock album. Doesn't feel super dated, but definitely has a little bit of hair band vibes. Enjoyable. 6/10

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

2/5

Soulful, but boring. Great voice and the music is nice, but just kind of falls flat for me.

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

3/5

I enjoyed this. Lyrics are deep as well as funny. Making fun of rednecks is automatic 3 stars. 7/10.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Amazing classic

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

Love this. Upbeat and fun. 8/10

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

Great album. Love Cash's voice and the emotion behind these songs. 9/10

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

4/5

The rapping is a bit dated, but holy shit this albums goes hard af. Strong 8/10.

LP1

FKA twigs

3/5

Fun. Pop/electronic. 6/10

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

2/5

A little boring. 5/10

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

3/5

Really enjoyed this. Poppy but with some substance. Definitely will come back to. 7/10

Faith

George Michael

2/5

Fine I'll listen to it but I'm reading it now. 4/10

Smash

The Offspring

4/5

Absolute banger front to back. So punk rock. 9/10

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Damn good album by a damn good band. Stones rock! 7/10

Funeral

Arcade Fire

2/5

Good but boring. Enjoyable as background music. 5/10

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Not their best, but such a damn good album. Songs I've heard but didn't know the names of. 8/10

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

2/5

This radiohead album sounds a lot like a radiohead album. Kind of boring/repetitive. Classic radiohead! 5/10

Damaged

Black Flag

2/5

So punk! Loud. Screaming. Whatever. 5/10

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

A little underwhelming. I can imagine this was amazing when it first came out, but it falls kind of flat for me. Still great, just not as groundbreaking as I thought it would be. 6/10.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

3/5

I like this a little more than license to ill. 7/10

Henry's Dream

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

A little different and weird. 5/10

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

4/5

Love bossa nova music. Felt like I was in a cage in Europe drinking espresso and judging all the Americans who walked by. 8/10

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

2/5

It's fine. Straight forward 70s pop rock. 5/10

The Score

Fugees

4/5

Loved it. Such a classic album.

Kid A

Radiohead

3/5

Probably my favorite album of theirs. Still only a 7/10

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

3/5

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Feels like a transition album from 70s rock to 80s rock. Wonder if this was a "new" sound at the time. 6/10

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

2/5

Light rock. Enjoyable but nothing special. 5/10

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

2/5

French pop rock. More enjoyable than the British pop rock we've heard, but still a little slow and boring. 5/10

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Masterpiece. 10/10.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

3/5

Lovely voice. Good album but not as good as back to black. 7/10

In Rainbows

Radiohead

3/5

Hey look! Another radiohead album.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Eagles

4/5

A lot better than I expected. Really enjoyed this. 8/10

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

4/5

Good stuff. Haven't heard a lot of Zappa but I enjoyed this.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

2/5

Standard 60's rock album. It's fine.

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

2/5

Orbital 2

Orbital

2/5

The Clash

2/5

It was alright

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

3/5

I'm coming to the realization that I really enjoy folk music. This was really nice to listen to. 7/10.

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

3/5

Liked this more than I thought I would. Thought it would sound really dated, but it had some good beats and Chuck D is a much better rapper. Need to listen to more PE. 7/10

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

3/5

Tapestry

Carole King

4/5

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

3/5

A little too country for me, but I enjoyed it well enough. I can definitely tell why Dolly is loved. 6/10

Blue Lines

Massive Attack