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Album	You	Global	Diff
All That You Can't Leave Behind U2	5	2.98	+2.02
Untitled (Black Is) SAULT	5	3.05	+1.95
Porcupine Echo And The Bunnymen	5	3.09	+1.91
Soul Mining The The	5	3.17	+1.83
Songs From A Room Leonard Cohen	5	3.17	+1.83
The Boatman's Call Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	3.19	+1.81
Achtung Baby U2	5	3.3	+1.7
If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Pogues	5	3.33	+1.67
Aftermath The Rolling Stones	5	3.36	+1.64
Ágætis Byrjun Sigur Rós	5	3.37	+1.63

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Moving Pictures Rush	1	3.56	-2.56
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite Maxwell	1	2.9	-1.9
The White Room The KLF	1	2.78	-1.78
Metallica Metallica	2	3.77	-1.77
Beyond Skin Nitin Sawhney	1	2.76	-1.76
Electric Prunes The Electric Prunes	1	2.72	-1.72
KEAH** (Psalm 69) Ministry	1	2.7	-1.7
Let's Get Killed David Holmes	1	2.67	-1.67
Butterfly Mariah Carey	1	2.49	-1.49
Haunted Dancehall The Sabres Of Paradise	1	2.38	-1.38

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Artist	Albums	Average
David Bowie	5	4.6
U2	3	5
Beatles	3	4.67
Pixies	2	5
Leonard Cohen	2	5
Bob Dylan	2	5
Nirvana	3	4.33

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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

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Let's Get Killed

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1/5

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1-Star Albums (12)

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

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The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

1/5

The Clash

3/5

Solide album. Wat te verwachten viel van de clash. Rauwe gitaren, goeie hooks en korte to-the-point liedjes.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

Moon Safari

Air

3/5

Nevermind

Nirvana

4/5

Classic as classics get up until Polly, then just excellent. 9 out of 10 but saving 5 stars for their Unplugged (if it is included)

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

3/5

Beatiful album, tight band and some great vocals.

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

2/5

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Horses

Patti Smith

3/5

Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

3/5

Separating the art from the artist: 3 stars

Heroes

David Bowie

4/5

So good, not nearly his best, still 4 stars

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Great sound, nicely latered with a few really standout tracks

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

One of the greatest voices, great collection of songs

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

5/5

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

3/5

some great, some not so great

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

Just imagine releasing your debut record and it's this one - crazy

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

2/5

A few goodsongs that all have somethjng off putting and a couple of mehs add up to two stars

The White Album

Beatles

5/5

One of the most diverse albums there are - messy, polished, but all beautifully crafted songs and my favoutite one fron the Beatles

Moving Pictures

Rush

1/5

Not fan of the genre and this album did not change that

Leftism

Leftfield

2/5

Not for dedicated listening

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

4/5

Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

2/5

Just fine as background or club music, but hlad there was some sort of platlist that seemed representative of the original recording instead of the almost 4 hour 'album' on Spotify

Tidal

Fiona Apple

3/5

Very mixed feelings about this one. Never explored her music before and was excited to do so. Started off great, but then boredom took over, and 3/4 in I thought it was great again, then meh again. I thjnk I actually like it better than 3 stars but it was the wrong day to listen to.

La Revancha Del Tango

Gotan Project

2/5

Never heard of this, but still disappointed: - 20+ albums in and this is the first one of this century, and - i loved the idea of these styles fusion biut - way too repetitive and - so many tango type instruments that can provide such deep emotions but ybfirtunately sound quite hollow here

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

2/5

What a dated sounding album - should not be on the list. Side 1 is just overall dreadful but the title track/side 2 saves it from 1 star

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

What a great album this is. Hadn't listened in a while but so beautiful. Best to be listened in full and get absorbed by the soundscape. Are all songs 5 stars? Mostly yes, but all are at least 4+. Add to that that the title track and the monumental Svefn-g-englar are easily 6 on a scale of 5 and my vote is clear.

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

3/5

Like it, not love it

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

3/5

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

Ramones

4/5

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

4/5

Incrdible voice and orchestration.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Great start, but not consistently great

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

5/5

Peter Gabriel

3/5

Hits are the best

1977

Ash

4/5

What a nice surprise! Never even heard of the band, but really enjoyable and bit chaotic (diverse) music.

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

2/5

So outdated that it sounds silly at times

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

4/5

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

4/5

This was really beautiful and masterfully played

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Nice to hear

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

2/5

Pleasant at times, but repetitive and not really goung anywhere

Haunted Dancehall

The Sabres Of Paradise

1/5

Pff

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

5/5

Yes, clubbing in the nineties!

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

5/5

Never really explored his music. I expected this to be good, but wow - what a voice and orchestration. Fantastic songs!

A Northern Soul

The Verve

3/5

3+ stars oyt if 5

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

One of the greatest albums ever made

Van Halen

3/5

Virtuoso, yes. Tight, yes. But it is telling that 'songwise' the best track by a lot is a cover (not talking about this ice cream song)

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

2/5

Disappointment

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

5/5

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

2/5

Two Dancers

Wild Beasts

3/5

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

3/5

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

4/5

Nice!

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

3/5

Untitled (Black Is)

SAULT

5/5

This was a great surprise! Did not know what to expect, but really special. Also, Spotify generated playlist after the album was great.

White Denim

3/5

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

Just uncomplicated and fun

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

5/5

Surprise, surprise - a heavy metal album I actually love

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

3/5

Couple of great tunes and mostly decent 7- out of 10 makes 3 stars

Quiet Life

Japan

4/5

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

3/5

Great vibes but uneven

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

Call of the Valley

Shivkumar Sharma

2/5

Garbage

4/5

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

3/5

no songs really stood out

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

4/5

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Almost 5 stars, great production!

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

5/5

Big band perfection!

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

Femi Kuti

3/5

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

Lijed Juju better but still good

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

4/5

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

yeah!!

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

Picture Book

Simply Red

2/5

Meh

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Smile

Brian Wilson

3/5

Beautiful voice some nice arrangements, but songs just ok

Miriam Makeba

4/5

Lovely surprise!

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

2/5

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

2/5

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

3/5

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

Highly Evolved

The Vines

3/5

Doolittle

Pixies

5/5

One of my favorite albums of all time

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

The Poet

Bobby Womack

3/5

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

3/5

Love Karma Chameleon, but otherwise rather disappointing

Diamond Life

Sade

4/5

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

4/5

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

2/5

Few good tracks and a lot of nonsense

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

great, 4+

The Visitors

ABBA

2/5

War

5/5

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

4/5

Quite good surprise

Low

David Bowie

5/5

Best of the Berlin trilogy

Porcupine

Echo And The Bunnymen

5/5

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

3/5

Hotel California

Eagles

4/5

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

Throbbing Gristle

1/5

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

2/5

Hits are good, overall quite boring and bland

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

The Next Day

David Bowie

4/5

excellent album, with just a few weaker songs towards the end starting with "Boss Of Me" (but not including one of the very best "You Feel So Lonely You Could Die"). Absolute standout remains "Where Are We Now"

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

1/5

Opening track - nice groove, i thought I'd like this, 4 stars! But then the rest - each of them on their own low 2 stars with perhaps 2 or 3 threes. But... the album as a whole became just so repetitve, bland and boring that it started to annoy me. As a whole: 1 star.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

Music

Madonna

2/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

Such a strong album with just a few filler tracks towards the end (not including the jimi covers). But there are several tracks that go beyond 5 stars and make this one of my favourite albums of artists that I would personally rank tier 2 (say somewhere in range top 20-50 of artists). Think the title track, If You Have To Ask, I Could Have Lied, Give It Away and of course Under The Bridge.

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

3/5

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

2/5

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

3/5

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

4/5

Separating art and artist for many reasons but still one star deduction

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

3/5

Fleet Foxes

5/5

9/10 big surprise

Scissor Sisters

3/5

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

1/5

Elastica

4/5

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

2/5

A couple of nice grooves can't save overall juvenile album

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

4/5

The Specials

4/5

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

3/5

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

4/5

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

4.499999/5 stars

Tracy Chapman

5/5

All That You Can't Leave Behind

5/5

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

2/5

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

4/5

Metallica

2/5

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

3/5

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

3/5

Soul Mining

The The

5/5

Wow, really nice! I will round the 9/10 up today

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

The White Room

The KLF

1/5

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

3/5

The World is a Ghetto

War

3/5

Low-Life

New Order

4/5

Love vigilantes I knew already, one of my favourite tracks fron the 80s 10/10!). The rest was not consistent enough for 5 stars overall, but a few more glimpses of brilliance (Sunrise!)

Cypress Hill

3/5

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

4/5

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

4/5

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

5/5

Face to Face

The Kinks

4/5

the hits are perfect, the others really good

The Bends

Radiohead

5/5

From the Bends to Hail to the Thief is one of the best 5 album streaks ever. I'd rate the Bends probably at the bottom of them, but still a solid 5 stars (9/10)

Tragic Songs of Life

The Louvin Brothers

2/5

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

1/5

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

just don't like the squeaky singing, test is ace

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

2/5

Side b: 3 stars, side a: 1 star

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession

Laura Nyro

3/5

just fine

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

5/5

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

2/5

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

3/5

Imagine

John Lennon

4/5

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

3/5

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

4/5

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Conflicted on 3 or 4 stars. Stacked up against Bruce's own discography it is clearly at the lower end. Also not very consistent, bur a couple of gems (you're missing, city in ruins, skin to skin and worlds apart) push it towards a 3.5 which I will round up

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

2/5

First time I really wanted the looong, dragging album to be over asap. I just hated the grunting and ultra fast lick drums. But then more towards the end there were actually some songs that did nit have those and actually soonded really good.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

5/5

Wow, wow, wow!

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

4/5

7/10

Myths Of The Near Future

Klaxons

3/5

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

3/5

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

3/5

B-52's

The B-52's

3/5

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

9/10

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

5/5

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

5/5

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

Dire Straits

4/5

thankfully there is sultans of swing. This 6/5 star classic pushes the album to an easy 4/5 instead of having to think deeply about the rating for this otherwise solid 7/10 album.

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

1/5

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

2/5

Ten

Pearl Jam

5/5

Live Through This

Hole

4/5