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Album	You	Global	Diff
Music For The Jilted Generation The Prodigy	5	3.07	+1.93
Another Green World Brian Eno	5	3.12	+1.88
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman John Zorn	4	2.23	+1.77
Ágætis Byrjun Sigur Rós	5	3.37	+1.63
Violent Femmes Violent Femmes	5	3.5	+1.5
Low David Bowie	5	3.55	+1.45
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	5	3.62	+1.38
The Stone Roses The Stone Roses	5	3.64	+1.36
Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses	5	3.73	+1.27
Arular M.I.A.	4	2.83	+1.17

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Stranger Billy Joel	1	3.86	-2.86
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness The Smashing Pumpkins	1	3.68	-2.68
Superunknown Soundgarden	1	3.66	-2.66
After The Gold Rush Neil Young	1	3.63	-2.63
Natty Dread Bob Marley & The Wailers	1	3.58	-2.58
Straight Outta Compton N.W.A.	1	3.51	-2.51
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Ray Charles	1	3.49	-2.49
Dirt Alice In Chains	1	3.47	-2.47
Guero Beck	1	3.46	-2.46
Aja Steely Dan	1	3.46	-2.46

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The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

When I've first listened to the album somewhere in the early 00s, it blew my mind. It starts with Sunday Morning and my first thought when I've heard it was "you're telling me this is the music people were making during the Beatles era"? I felt it sounded like a modern song, not one from almost 40 years ago. And it's not just Sunday Morning, there's All Tomorrow's Parties, I'll Be Your Mirror, Heroin - I could list the entire album that way. One of my favorite albums of all time.

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Arular

M.I.A.

4/5

Excellent, absolutely unhinged.

1 likes

Kid A

Radiohead

4/5

I don't like Radiohead very much but this an almost perfect mix of experimental and accessible. It's out there with The Bends for me.

1 likes

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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

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Illmatic

Nas

2/5

"Not wrong, just... Wrong for me".

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

3/5

There's enough great material for a single album. For a double album I'd say not everything works - but I'm not really a great fan of Led Zeppelin. But I have to admit, the second I saw the album cover that's been chosen for that they, I immediately heard the riff for Custard Pie in my head.

Back In Black

AC/DC

3/5

I've had lots of fun listening to this album and I even came back to re-listen some of the songs during the day. But the thing is, there's just a lot more interesting music from this time period that I already know of. Still, it's good and I'll definitely introduce it to my kids.

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

2/5

Again, not a bad album. There are some good songs there. But overall, it's just not for me.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

3/5

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

1/5

Definitely not for me.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

Absolute banger.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

1/5

Listening to the album I had one thought in my mind - is this just one long song or are the songs so similar to each other that they're indistinguishable? Turned out it's the latter.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

1/5

Not for me.

Arular

M.I.A.

4/5

Excellent, absolutely unhinged.

Signing Off

UB40

3/5

When I've realized this is a reggae album I was like "oh no...". But then it turned out the album is pretty fun. I'm probably an ignorant when it comes to reggeae, because when I've heard it I thought "ok, this is not something I would call reggae". It reminded me of bits from Kult's second album "Posłuchaj, to do Ciebie".

Another Green World

Brian Eno

5/5

If you like you're music interesting, this is the album to go.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

2/5

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

Sounds great, the energy is fantastic, liked it a lot.

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

1/5

This is something I should have liked, but I found it really boring.

Guero

Beck

1/5

Didn't like it, found it boring and monotonous.

The Grand Tour

George Jones

2/5

Short, sweet, but not for me.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

It's grand, it's lush, it's beautiful.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

2/5

It was pretty good, but it's just not my thing.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

The guy rips his heart out on the album, and just sits there bleeding, sending banger after banger. It's deeply personal and it ain't pretty, just as art should be.

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

Pretty boring.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

4/5

Her voice is like silk or velvet. Perfect soundtrack for those long, autumn evenings.

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

1/5

Too intellectual.

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

2/5

Sounds like a typical mid 90s pop album. Not bad, but nothing very interesting.

Pink Flag

Wire

4/5

21 songs in 35 minutes - no time for fillers. Excellent album.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

1/5

I've always thought Ray Charles music was way more powerful, but it's kind of meh for me. Seems outdated even for its time.

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

2/5

There's energy and some good songs, but ultimately I don't think I'll be revisiting this album very often.

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

Loretta Lynn

2/5

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

1/5

Sound like a concept album, but boring.

Aja

Steely Dan

1/5

The most inoffensive album you'll ever hear in your life. A great soundtrack to riding the elevator. Music for people who hate music. I think I might have not liked it.

Street Signs

Ozomatli

2/5

Not great, but pretty different.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

2/5

Judging by the cover I expected a post punk album, but I was surprised. Not bad, but didn't really catch my attention very well.

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Just a hit after hit after hit. I like this album very, very much. It's one star short because it's not one of THE albums for me.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

Highly Evolved

The Vines

1/5

Sounds very uninspired. Didn't like it.

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

3/5

Very earnest, which is probably not that unusual for a country album. There are a few good songs here and there, with Honky Tonk Heroes being an absolute banger.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

4/5

It's not really that much about the music. It's about the vibes. And the vibes are immaculate.

Palo Congo

Sabu

2/5

Very easy listen. Better than expected, considering that this is not my favourite genre.

Shadowland

k.d. lang

3/5

I had no idea who k.d. lang was. Then when I turned the album on, the most beatiful woman's voice you can imagine hit me. Quite a few excellent songs there, could easily be Bond movie theme songs. I really enjoyed listening to this album.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

1/5

Definitely not my thing.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

1/5

No.

Basket of Light

Pentangle

2/5

Unfortunately I don't take drugs (I even drink my Coke decaf), so couldn't appreciate this album the way it deserves to be appreciated.

Opus Dei

Laibach

2/5

Couldn't tell if this was ironically fascist or not.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

2/5

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

1/5

Absolutely nothing interesting about this one.

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

Just the right amount of angst.

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

2/5

Seems cozy and familiar, but pretty forgettable.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

2/5

More interesting than entertaining. I might give it another chance some day.

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon

2/5

Not bad, but there are better new rock revolution albums out there.

Viva Hate

Morrissey

3/5

It's hard to talk about Morrissey's music without considering how much of a douchebag Morrissey is. But yeah, this is Morrissey in his prime and boy did he know how to write those songs, even if it's not his best material.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

3/5

Not my favourite material by the Smiths, but still good.

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

3/5

I saw the title and the cover and really wanted to hate this album. Instead I found out it's fun. And let me say this - those aren't players, those are NERDS.

Nevermind

Nirvana

4/5

Yeah, it's as good as you've heard.

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

2/5

It was ok, I guess.

Low

David Bowie

5/5

Come on, this is Low by David Bowie.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

1/5

No.

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

2/5

It was ok.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

Incredibly fun, uncompromising & great songwriting. It still sounds fresh in 2025.

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

3/5

This was a weird one. First of all, I don't know why, but initially I thought this was an album by PANDA Bear. And I was like "alright, let's go!", and then "this doesn't sound like Panda Bear at all". So, I was disappointed and thought it's kinda boring. But then I decided to give it another try in a more favorable environment. And it turned out I like it! It's an acquired taste, but there some really nice music in there.

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

5/5

Probably my first unexpected five out of five stars. This truly is the sound of the 90s when it comes to electronic dance music.

Hypnotised

The Undertones

2/5

Live At Leeds

The Who

1/5

I felt like I should give this album AT LEAST 2 stars, because I like The Who. But this album did absolutely nothing for me.

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

2/5

I feel like one day with this album is not enough to really appreciate it. I will probably get back to it at some point.

The Real Thing

Faith No More

3/5

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

One of THE albums for me. Perfect in every way. One of the few albums I rate six out of five.

Tom Tom Club

3/5

It sounds exactly as you'd expect - Talking Heads-ish sound, but without David Byrne. And don't get me wrong, I like the guy, but it's a nice change. Very fun, some very good songs. Enjoyed the experience.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

It starts incredibly strongly, but then it, well, fizzles out by the end. This is one of the albums I definitely need to listen to later, because I feel that one day was not enough to appreciate it.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

4/5

It's a little bit like Led Zeppelin, if only you'd take out like 50% of the blues out of the songs and instead replaced it with a little bit more of a pop sound. So yeah, a little bit like Led Zeppelin, but BETTER than Led Zeppelin.

Document

R.E.M.

4/5

Nice.

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

3/5

I didn't love it and again, I don't take drugs so can't appreciate it in full, but it was actually pretty good.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

4/5

This album is something else. If not for the fact that it's something that's absolutely not for me, that would be a straight up 5/5. But yeah, you should definitely listen to this album, even if hip-hop is not your thing.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

2/5

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

4/5

Absolutely unhinged. There's so much going on it's even hard to describe, this is pure emotion translated to music.

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

2/5

Sounds very dated, even for its time. I didn't hate it, but didn't particularly love it as well.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

I'll definitely go back to this one. Catchy tunes, good energy, I liked it very much.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

2/5

It's a mediocre Radiohead album.

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

1/5

That first song is pretty good, but the rest of the album has been a slog for me.

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

You can say I have basic taste, but this album is fun.

Violent Femmes

5/5

If you've never been a horny 17 year old boy you'll probably not gonna understand this album. There's banger after after banger, it's absolutely relatable and that last song I've been playing pretty much every time I was getting back home from a party when I was a teenage boy.

Kid A

Radiohead

4/5

I don't like Radiohead very much but this an almost perfect mix of experimental and accessible. It's out there with The Bends for me.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

1/5

It's not that I hate Janis Joplin - I like some of her most famous songs. But this album? I felt nothing.

The Stone Roses

5/5

One of the greates debuts of all time and a truly timeless album. And I literally mean timeless - it doesn't sound like 80s or 90s music (although it has been a blueprint for britpop), it's its own thing.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

It's a hair from being a 5/5 for me. But it's so, so good.

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

4/5

It's either this or Trans-Europe Express that's my favourite Kraftwerk album.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

I feel like this one might grow on me. Will definitely check it out again later.

1984

Van Halen

2/5

Jump is fun, Hot for Teacher is horny, but ultimately the entire album was just meh for me.

2112

Rush

2/5

I feel like I should have liked it more, but it was just fine for me. I like my prog rock less noisy.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

3/5

Nice and fun.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

1/5

Not the worst thing I've ever heard, but I was absolutely not interested in this album.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

1/5

Not for me.

Let It Be

The Replacements

4/5

Wow!

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

4/5

That's a lot of shouting!

Rubber Soul

Beatles

3/5

It's definitely a Beatles album.

Floodland

Sisters Of Mercy

4/5

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

2/5

Paris 1919

John Cale

3/5

I found it intriguing and Half-past France was really, really good. Will definitely have to give this one a listen again.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

Yup, that's Frank Sinatra alright.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

3/5

Superunknown

Soundgarden

1/5

Well, turns out I don't like grunge very much. This one felt like a chore.

The Band

3/5

Definitely need to relisten when I'm not so terribly busy.

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

2/5

Nothing memorable.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

Yup, that's Elvis alright.

Fred Neil

2/5

It's less than 24 hours after I listened to it and can't remember almost anything except that I think it was alright.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

2/5

They definitely should have coco'd harder.

In It For The Money

Supergrass

3/5

More Coco than the last one.

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Limp Bizkit

3/5

It's not some kind of a masterpiece, but it's definitely a fun album.

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

3/5

A lot of the albums from late 70s sound very dated, but this one is fun.

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

3/5

Pretty good!

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

A fantastic Christmas album. Forget Spotify's Christmas playlist, just put this banger on.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Unbelievably modern. It doesn't sound like the 70s, this is instead more like 90s music. Way ahead of it's time.

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Even if not groundbreaking, could be most artists' best album. But as this is David Bowie, then it's four stars only.

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

3/5

Sounds like a pretty generic new wave album - but I like new wave.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

2/5

I didn't hate it, but it was kinda meh.

Tical

Method Man

2/5

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

2/5

Not what I'm looking for when I'm listening to music, but it's not bad.

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

1/5

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

3/5

Fun and swingy.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

1/5

Another album where the listening felt like a chore. Dull & cynical. Absolutely hated it.

Picture Book

Simply Red

3/5

I don't know why, but I thought that Simply Red sounds totally differently. But this was actually very entertaining. I liked it!

Paul Simon

2/5

It's everything you'd expect from a Paul Simon album. Unfortunately, nothing really hooked me, hence two stars.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

4/5

This is the album that makes you realize why Bob Dylan is such a respected artist. It's a great listen.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

2/5

It feels like a very very good album, but I just don't vibe with this kind of music.

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

3/5