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Album	You	Global	Diff
Trio Dolly Parton	5	3.13	+1.87
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of... Arrested Development	5	3.15	+1.85
Under Construction Missy Elliott	5	3.15	+1.85
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) Bob Dylan	5	3.15	+1.85
Red Headed Stranger Willie Nelson	5	3.34	+1.66
Fear Of A Black Planet Public Enemy	5	3.34	+1.66
My Aim Is True Elvis Costello	5	3.35	+1.65
Court And Spark Joni Mitchell	5	3.35	+1.65
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) The Kinks	5	3.39	+1.61
Murmur R.E.M.	5	3.41	+1.59

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Blue Lines Massive Attack	1	3.39	-2.39
Repeater Fugazi	1	3.13	-2.13
Rid Of Me PJ Harvey	1	3.12	-2.12
The Modern Lovers The Modern Lovers	1	3.05	-2.05
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle Bill Callahan	1	3.02	-2.02
Kick Out The Jams (Live) MC5	1	2.92	-1.92
Scream, Dracula, Scream Rocket From The Crypt	1	2.76	-1.76
Hounds Of Love Kate Bush	2	3.62	-1.62
Diamond Life Sade	2	3.44	-1.44
Metal Box Public Image Ltd.	1	2.43	-1.43

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Artist	Albums	Average
R.E.M.	3	5
Beatles	2	5

5-Star Albums (36)

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Popular Reviews

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin · 1 likes

5/5

Can’t go wrong with Aretha.

Sister

Sonic Youth · 1 likes

2/5

I know I’m supposed to like Sonic Youth. But I just don’t.

1-Star Albums (8)

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Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

Depeche Mode has a very distinct sound and this album is full of it. But no songs really stood out to me. It was more suited to ambient background music than anything else. Not hard to listen to, but I didn’t find it interesting either.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

Great album full of familiar songs. Easy to listen to over and over again without getting sick of it.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

Good album with some standout songs, but not necessarily one I’d listen to over and over. Had “Jet” stuck in my head most of the day. Was also a fan of Picasso’s last words as it was basically 4 versions of the same song in different styles on 1 track.

Diamond Life

Sade

2/5

So much saxophone. 80s R&B has never really been my thing. There’s nothing bad on this album, but there’s also nothing I loved. Without Sade’s smooth voice, it’s just synthy elevator music. Her voice is very soothing, though, so it was kind of relaxing. But definitely not something I will ever listen to again.

Trio

Dolly Parton

5/5

I loved this one. The harmonies made me happy!

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

5/5

Fun Beach Boy-esque harmonies and a tinge of 60s psychedelics. There was a point in my life where I would have listened to this over and over again. A Rose for Emily is a brutal song, but I really did enjoy the album.

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

3/5

I can appreciate Jack White, but I’m not a White Stripes fan. The songs on this album with little to no drums were great and enjoyable. But Meg White sure loves her cymbals. Any song with drums just turned into noise for me and lost all musicality.

Dookie

Green Day

5/5

One of my all-time favorite albums. It’s been on my “desert island list” since I got it as part of my introductory package to BMG. While I hated the drumming on the White Stripes album, Tre Cools drumming is possibly my favorite part of dookie. The rhythms are unique and interesting and well-integrated into each song. I could (and did) listen to this album on repeat. It’s comforting when something you discovered and fell in love with at 14 years old still brings the same joy over 30 years later. Dookie is just a fun album full of memorable songs.

Is This It

The Strokes

3/5

I own this album, but now I know why I never listened to it much. The sound that was so unique when the Strokes came out gets monotonous over an entire album. The only standout songs are the ones that were singles: Last Night and Someday. This album is a snap shot in time of when people thought rock and roll was over and the Strokes came out with a new unique rock sound. But years later it doesn’t hold up to the hype.

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

4/5

I was surprised by this album first by its release date (I would have sworn it was from the 60s), and then by how much I liked it. I’ll definitely listen again.

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

1/5

Not my thing. Grating and made me anxious.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Fine for background music, but not great for close listening. Songs could all benefit from being about 2 minutes shorter.

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

Fine. Nothing bad but nothing super impressive, either. I still like The Breeders better.

Live At Leeds

The Who

4/5

I listened to the deluxe version of the album, which I think is the entire concert and is about 3 times longer than the original version. It was fine, solid Who until they got to the Tommy section. Then they just opened up and were amazing. Knocking off a star just because I don’t think the original album included the parts I found amazing here!

The Stone Roses

4/5

Great album. I can hear influences on Carbon Leaf, Oasis, and The Verve.

Os Mutantes

4/5

I did not listen to the whole album, but liked what I heard. Sounded like an album from the 60s in a different language,

The United States Of America

3/5

Oh yea, another experimental psychedelic album from the 60s. The songs the woman sang on were mostly good. Some were even great. But the album as a whole is not something I’ll ever listen to again.

Bad

Michael Jackson

5/5

A classic. Only a few songs on this album weren’t huge hits. Fun to revisit an album I listened to constantly as a kid.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

Great, fun album. Got a little monotonous toward the end, otherwise it would have gotten 4 stars.

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

I get why The White Stripes were such a big deal when this album came out. The album is eclectic, yet ties together. It’s hard rocking but also tinged with honky tonk. A fun interesting listen that’s still pretty unique over 20 years later. Not sure it will ever make it into heavy rotation for me, though.

Cypress Hill

4/5

If I had discovered this album when it came out, I probably would have been totally into it. It’s such a reflection of music at the time. It made me nostalgic. The beats are great and had me bopping, but I can’t say it’s something I’ll listen to much again.

My Generation

The Who

4/5

Great debut album. Interesting to hear The Who before they figured out they wanted to be more than just another Rolling Stones or Beatles.

Frampton Comes Alive

Peter Frampton

4/5

Solid 70s rock album.

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

2/5

Not my thing. Might have been a tolerable song here and there, but mostly just noise.

Wild Gift

3/5

Not a bad listen. Nothing wowed me, though.

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

This is a great album for dancing in a club. But for general listening, it gets too repetitive for me.

Goo

Sonic Youth

4/5

Great early alternative album

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...

Arrested Development

5/5

Brought me back memories of bright colors and watching Real World marathons while doing homework. Loved it!

Murmur

R.E.M.

5/5

Hard to believe that REM’s first album came out n 1983. Their music was definitely 10 years ahead of its time. Great album.

Homework

Daft Punk

2/5

It’s fine. Just boring. Not really my thing. I didn’t finish the album.

The Bends

Radiohead

4/5

Solid album. Never been a huge fan of Radiohead, but this was a good listen.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

Fantastic album!

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

3/5

Good. Liked it more than I expected to, but nothing jumped out at me. And some of the songs are entirely too long.

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Solid Elvis Costello album but nothing absolutely amazing.

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

3/5

Started out strong. I thought I was going to like it, but I didn’t.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Can’t go wrong with Aretha.

Basket of Light

Pentangle

2/5

Eh. Honestly didn’t finish the album. Got bored with it.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

1/5

I don’t get it. This was awful. Most of the songs sounded like SNL parodies of 90s R&B. So many of the lyrics were just too cheesy to be taken seriously.

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

5/5

I’ve always enjoyed Missy Elliott, but never listened to an entire album. But I really enjoyed this.

War

5/5

Great early U2. Another band that came out of the gate fully formed.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

Impressive early Metallica. Lars’ drumming is always amazing. James’ lyrics as well. Not as good as the Black album, but still really, really good.

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Could listen to this one over and over.

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

2/5

Other than the first song, this album is just not very good.

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

2/5

I can kind of see how someone could love this album, but that’s not me. There were parts that were almost good, but it all needed a little more editing and tweaking.

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

3/5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

5/5

Great harmonies.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

2/5

I didn’t get far. Not a fan of whisper singing.

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

1/5

Loud noise

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Led Zeppelin has never been my favorite, but I appreciate them. And this is a great album.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

Great album from an amazing musician.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Iconic. One of the best live albums of all time, if not the best.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

5/5

Loved it. I’d never heard it before (except 1 song), but I can hear how it influenced so many other songs/artists/movies so love.

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

1/5

This was awful. Almost comically bad. It feels like he did the entire album by himself with a computer and guitar. The songs are all boring. He seems like he has a good voice, but is maybe singing in the wrong range? Something about his singing was just bad.

Traffic

4/5

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Metal Box

Public Image Ltd.

1/5

I tried, but this was virtually unlistenable. Experimental doesn’t equal good.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

I really don’t like jazz. But I enjoyed this.

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

5/5

Easy to listen to. Solid Willie Nelson.

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

4/5

Blues isn’t really my thing, but I enjoyed this.

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

4/5

Liked it more than I expected to.

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

5/5

Tracy Chapman

4/5

Me Against The World

2Pac

4/5

Great album from an all time great.

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

Fantastic from start to finish.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

3/5

Liked this more than I expected to. Not enough that I’ll probably ever listen to it again, but I never wanted to turn it off or skip songs.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

5/5

It’s the Doors. Always good.

Real Life

Magazine

3/5

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney

3/5

I can see how this inspired the greats. But this is not great. There’s a reason Mudhoney never hit it big while the bands that followed them did. They just weren’t quite there.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

5/5

Janis! Piece of My Heart alone gets this album 5 stars. But the mix of Janis’ bluesy vocals and the band’s 60s psychedelic rock is fantastic throughout.

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

3/5

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

4/5

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

2/5

808 State

2/5

Fine for background but not worth paying attention to.

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

5/5

The presence of Alison takes this from a 4 to a 5.

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

2/5

The presence of Alison takes this from a 4 to a 5.

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

4/5

Ghosteen

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Synchronicity

The Police

4/5

Some phenomenal songs on this album. But also some 80s experimental synthesizer nonsense that hasn’t aged well and kept it from being 5 star album for me.

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

5/5

Hypnotised

The Undertones

3/5

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

4/5

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

Solid disco album. But not something I would choose to listen to. Obviously Le Freak is an excellent song, but one great song doesn’t make a great album and the rest are unknown for a reason and get pretty repetitive.

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

2/5

Infected

The The

2/5

Just couldn’t get into it. The menacing snarly whisper singing leading into happy pop-like songs didn’t work for me. Seemed like the band couldn’t figure out who they wanted to be on this album.

The Score

Fugees

3/5

I’ve owned this album since it came out, but probably never listened to it more than 3 times. There are fantastic tracks on this album, but as a whole, it’s not a great listen.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

3/5

I wanted to love this album. In fact at first I did. But then the songs started going off the rails and there were multiple songs in a row where I got halfway through and then skipped to the next song because the current one had devolved into repetitive noise. But I will probably check out some of the bands other albums because I like their sound.

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

4/5

Hard to rate. It’s a classic and 14 year old me in 1993 would have given it a 4 or 5. But it’s not something 46 year old me will probably ever listen to completely again.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

5/5

If this album had come into my life at a different time, it would definitely have been in heavy rotation.

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Byrds

3/5

I don’t think this was the Byrds album that belonged on the list. It started off good but kind or went off the rails.

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

It was fine background music, but I don’t really understand why it was on this list.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

I really enjoyed this. It was mellow with a few stand out songs.

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

The Kinks

5/5

I didn’t expect to like this, but I really did. Had I discovered this album in high school, I would have been totally obsessed with it.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

3/5

I liked this album. It would have been a 4 star album if not for the excessively long instrumental tracks that opened and closed it.

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

3/5

I’ve always been aware of Iggy Pop, but never listened to his music. If this is indicative of his whole catalog, I really don’t get the appeal.

With The Beatles

Beatles

5/5

Albums get 5 stars from me if I finish it and immediately want to start it over again. I listened to this one 4 times!

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

Frank

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

3/5

I was not in the right mood for this album and couldn’t get through it.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

1/5

Couldn’t get through it.

Olympia 64

Jacques Brel

2/5

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

5/5

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

4/5

Survivor

Destiny's Child

4/5

Bought this album when it came out. I always preferred the Writing on the Wall album, but this one has undeniably catchy hits.

Green

R.E.M.

5/5

Yet another great REM album that it’s hard to believe came out in the 80s. They were light years ahead of everyone else.

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

2/5

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

3/5

It was fine. Nothing jumped out at me as all that good or bad. I don’t understand at all why it’s on this list.

Scissor Sisters

3/5

I struggled with rating this album. I started off really liking it, but by the end just wanted it to be done.

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

Not my favorite Nirvana album, but still pretty amazing.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

4/5

Great album, but not their best. Mostly made me want to go listen to What’s the Story Morning Glory.

Sister

Sonic Youth

2/5

I know I’m supposed to like Sonic Youth. But I just don’t.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

I wish I. Would rate this as a 3.5. I started out liking it, then I didn’t, then I liked it again, and then I hated the last song. It really was a unique, interesting album that I could see listening to again, though, so I’m going with the 4.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

2/5

Beautiful voice singing 80s avant garde songs that probably sounded cool when they came out but now sound corny. Sounds like she probably inspired Enya and Bjork, neither of whom I ever liked.

The xx

2/5

Completely faded into the background. Nothing stood out to me at all. 24 hours later, doing this review, I have zero memories of any of the songs.

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

3/5

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

4/5

Another album I wish I could rate 3.5. Some songs I loved. But then at one point I got bored. Overall I genuinely enjoyed the album, which is why I rounded up.

Joan Armatrading

4/5

The Modern Lovers

1/5

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

5/5

Quintessential 70s rock album. This album was meant to be listened to on the family record player or the 8 track player in your American muscle car. Every song is ridiculously long, but somehow it works. This album just makes me happy.

Hms Fable

Shack

4/5

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

5/5

Rio

Duran Duran

4/5

Sea Change

Beck

3/5