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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Joni Mitchell	5	3.12	+1.88
Deep Purple In Rock Deep Purple	5	3.32	+1.68
Channel Orange Frank Ocean	5	3.32	+1.68
Five Leaves Left Nick Drake	5	3.46	+1.54
Blue Joni Mitchell	5	3.49	+1.51
Kid A Radiohead	5	3.71	+1.29

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan	1	3.76	-2.76
Public Image: First Issue Public Image Ltd.	1	2.42	-1.42
From Elvis In Memphis Elvis Presley	2	3.36	-1.36
Music From Big Pink The Band	2	3.36	-1.36
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	2	3.3	-1.3

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Artist	Albums	Average
Radiohead	2	5
Joni Mitchell	2	5

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Madonna

2/5

The album cover is misleading. This is not a country record. Also despite a few standouts, the production's pretty atrocious

1 likes

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Probably the only person who didn’t like the writing. At least the instrumentals were good

1 likes

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Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

Janis's vocals lowkey carried

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Not my kind of genre but I do appreciate the sentiment and meaning behind it

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

4/5

Depressing record with strong songwriting. If you're a Smiths fan, you might like this record

Bad

Michael Jackson

4/5

Has some filler tracks, but at least the singles really slap

The Bends

Radiohead

5/5

Not even their best album, but it just goes to show how consistent Radiohead's discography is

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

4/5

Just a pleasant listen, but it probably would've sounded more interesting if I heard it at the time it was released

Kid A

Radiohead

5/5

One of the most interesting left turns in the 2000s

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

3/5

Not as bad as I thought it would be. I think Marty's vocals are quite nice, and I like the storytelling. But the country sound is quite one-note, and the song structures become a little repetitive over the course of the album. Overall, I think it's better than most modern country albums nowadays.

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

5/5

The instrumentation sounds very lush, and Joni Mitchell's songwriting sounds great and poetic as always

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

3/5

Not sure how this one made the list. It's just fine

Boston

3/5

Classic dad rock that I overall enjoyed my time with, but would probably never listen to again. Basically Journey, but with more of a punch

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

5/5

Definitely the most surprising album of the list for me so far. This goes hard af

Feast of Wire

Calexico

3/5

Half knock-off Mount Eerie before Mount Eerie, half elevator music on steroids. Overall, could be worse

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

2/5

I love weird albums, but this one just feels too perplexing for me. I find myself struggling to find something I like about this record. The vocals sound obnoxious, and the production isn't doing much for me. Sure, this album has its highlights, but I was begging for it to end from the moment I heard the first two tracks

Face to Face

The Kinks

4/5

The satirical writing saves this record from sounding like a stereotypical 60s British rock album. Even then, I still find it quite enjoyable

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

3/5

Cozy-sounding record with solid songwriting

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

Quite impressive for a debut album ngl. The title track might be one of the most beautiful closers I've listened to in this list so far. Definitely don't sleep on this one

Forever Changes

Love

4/5

I just love the consistency and musicianship of this record. Sure, it is definitely a 60s-sounding rock record but it captures the sound really well

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

4/5

RIP Sinead

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

3/5

Honestly could've been worse. I'm not a huge country fan, but I found Willie's voice to be quite soothing

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

1/5

It was at this moment where I realized that I am not a Bob Dylan fan. His vocal delivery makes it hard for me to get into the lyrics since his voice sounds like he’s on the verge of falling asleep in the recording studio. Also, the rusty harmonica solos give me a fucking headache. I won’t deny the influence this record had on the political side of things, but this was a pretty jarring first listen for me. Maybe someday it’ll all make sense to me, but for now, I’m giving it a hard pass.

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

5/5

Simply gorgeous. The orchestration almost brings a tear to my eye. Nick Drake just knows how to hit the sweet spot.

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

2/5

A pretty basic, stereotypical 2000s Pop/R&B that did NOT need to be 20 tracks long. Also, the songwriting feels a little too shallow for me. I guess the vocal performances are great but I don't see what's so special about this album or why it's even on this list.

Joan Baez

3/5

Simple but sweet

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

3/5

A vibe, but a little repetitive

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Folk music at its finest. The melodies sound amazing and Joni’s songwriting perfectly encapsulates the bittersweet and tender feel for the record.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

I honestly don’t mind his voice in this album. Kinda adds on to the bleak and somber tone of the album and its themes on death. Overall, Cohen definitely ends on a high note with this one.

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

3/5

I thought this was solid. This album has some interesting production choices, some that work and some that don’t. I just wish it wasn’t an hour long

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

1/5

What a mess. Johnny sounds more obnoxious than ever. I’d much rather listen to Sex Pistols than this dumpster fire of a record.

Elastica

4/5

Just a fun punk record

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

2/5

50 minutes of Elvis that I'll never get back

Music From Big Pink

The Band

2/5

At least the writing's good, I guess...

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

2/5

A very obscure album. The first half of the album was alright, but then it starts to derail once we get past "Grey/Afro". The songs feel disjointed, and some of the stereo mixing didn't really sit right with me.

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

Iconic

So Much For The City

The Thrills

3/5

Basically, The Beach Boys with an Irish country flair

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

3/5

Cash is a master at storytelling