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Album	You	Global	Diff
We Are Family Sister Sledge	5	3.48	+1.52
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	5	3.63	+1.37
Is This It The Strokes	5	3.81	+1.19
So Much For The City The Thrills	4	2.82	+1.18
Vauxhall And I Morrissey	4	2.96	+1.04

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin	1	4.09	-3.09
Pink Moon Nick Drake	1	3.65	-2.65
Catch A Fire Bob Marley & The Wailers	1	3.63	-2.63
Morrison Hotel The Doors	1	3.59	-2.59
Surrealistic Pillow Jefferson Airplane	1	3.52	-2.52
Play Moby	1	3.46	-2.46
Nilsson Schmilsson Harry Nilsson	1	3.43	-2.43
Cheap Thrills Big Brother & The Holding Company	1	3.42	-2.42
Garbage Garbage	1	3.39	-2.39
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails	1	3.34	-2.34

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

Popular Reviews

We Are Family

Sister Sledge · 7 likes

5/5

Your Dad's had too much to drink at a wedding and he's busting out some diabolical shapes to these tunes. No other notes. 5/5

White Denim · 1 likes

2/5

1 song album

4-Star Albums (24)

1-Star Albums (36)

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Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

4/5

Enjoyed Ballad of a Thin Man, and Queen Jane Approximately. Desolation Row could've been about 7 minutes shorter and just included the bit where the harmonica went crazy

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

2/5

This album was an exercise in understanding that there is such a thing as too much harmonica. Tough listen

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

5/5

Your Dad's had too much to drink at a wedding and he's busting out some diabolical shapes to these tunes. No other notes. 5/5

Led Zeppelin

1/5

Led Zeppelin? More like Led Balloon! Can see why people like it but it's not for me

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

My favourite Mormon indie rock band really cooked... with the first half of this album. It pretty much falls off a cliff after the 5th song. You might not like it, but the bangers cannot be denied. 4/5

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

1/5

Oh, there's another 20 minutes of this? Not for me thanks, I'm full actually

Diamond Life

Sade

4/5

Lovely sax, lovelier vocals. Great sound

Thriller

Michael Jackson

4/5

Very good album, full of total bangers. Should be a 5 but he gets -1 for being an alleged nonce.

Pretenders

3/5

Not amazing but also not offensive

Frank

Amy Winehouse

3/5

Not her best work, but still ok

Is This It

The Strokes

5/5

Good album, sexy album art awoooga

Teenager Of The Year

Frank Black

1/5

This album was clearly named by a paedophile

Urban Hymns

The Verve

2/5

Eeeeeer y'know it was definitely an album, but probably not for me Micah

My Generation

The Who

2/5

You'd catch 'em surfin' at Del Mar, (Inside, outside, U.S.A.) Ventura County line, (Inside, outside, U.S.A.) Santa Cruz and Trestles, (Inside, outside, U.S.A.) Australia's Narrabeen, (Inside, outside, U.S.A.) All over Manhattan, (Inside, outside, U.S.A.) And down Doheny Way, (Inside, outside) Everybody's gone surfin', Surfin' U.S.A

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

2/5

I feel like you've got to be in the mood for jazz, and I wasn't

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

Ultra-funky, big fan of most of it. Personal favourite was Savoir Faire. A few dud songs so it gets a 4

Phrenology

The Roots

3/5

Preferred the soul-y ones more but not bad, just a bit too long I think

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

David Bowie

5/5

David Bowie? More like David Wowie! Don’t need to write an essay to tell you it’s very good

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

1/5

When I saw the name Manic Street Preachers, I thought they were a band of hate clerics. I was sorely disappointed that it wasn’t, and was actually just shit

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

1/5

You put your left arm in, your left arm out In, out, in, out, you shake it all about You do the Hokey Cokey and you turn around That's what it's all about. Whoa-o the Hokey Cokey (x3)

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

2/5

I enjoyed this one much less than the first Miles David album. Can appreciate the craft but I'm full thanks

Shleep

Robert Wyatt

1/5

A lot of this album was genuinely painful to listen to. My vocal credentials extend to being asked to join my friend's Mum's operatics society after a New Year's Eve karaoke session, so if you're in the market for a re-do Robert, hit me up.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

I fucking love soul. Thank you Mr Cooke!!!

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

2/5

This is outrageous... this is contaaaaagious

Achtung Baby

2/5

With or without youuuuuuuuuuu, with or without youuuu

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

3/5

Yep!

White Light / White Heat

The Velvet Underground

1/5

Goodness me! That was shit!

Grace

Jeff Buckley

4/5

I dunno Jeff, has there?

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

The more I listen the more I like it. After giving it a chance I was pleasantly surprised in the end.

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

2/5

Couple of decent songs, the rest was definitely... present? Feel like it doesn't really know what it wants to be

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

2/5

I'm sure it's good if you like it, but I don't

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

2/5

I went into this looking back and thinking that I quite enjoyed Highway 61 Revisited. I quickly realised that most of the songs basically sound the same and Bob has the vocabulary of a 6-year old who just discovered rhyming pairs. The harmonica is sometimes a nice touch, but only as it's an excuse for him to stop fucking talking for a while. Draining.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

2/5

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

2/5

Decent background music - couple of good songs but I probably won't be going back to it in a hurry

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

There's a few decent song in there but it doesn't really feel like a cohesive album. I think the indie classics rescue it

Snivilisation

Orbital

2/5

I was listening to Philosophy by Numbers and had to take off my headphones as I thought I could hear somebody vacuuming upstairs, alas it was just the music. I think that about sums it up

Face to Face

The Kinks

1/5

Mum: We have The Beatles at home

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

2/5

Did anything good happen in the 1960s?

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

Not really my thing

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

1/5

It's been a rough week

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I fucking love soul

Disintegration

The Cure

4/5

Yeah you know what that's actually pretty good. I like the style, but chin up fella, come on!!

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

3/5

Enjoyed most of it, I like the style of the album

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

1/5

Fuck me, that was fucking horrible. I gave it a go but I cannot stand anything this heavy. Does that make me a pussy? Maybe. Do I care? No.

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

1/5

WHERE IS ART? WHY HAVE YOU DEPRIVED ME OF MY DARLING GARFUNKEL???

Play

Moby

1/5

Background music

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

1/5

This was actually just shit

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Aphex Twin

2/5

Background music. I listened to it and remember nothing. At least it wasn't too offensive

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

3/5

The album is actually pretty good, it's just a shame Morrissey is a colossal wanker

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

1/5

Every good boy deserves to not have to listen to this album

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

It's jazz!

Permission to Land

The Darkness

2/5

That one song is ok but a whole album of it is a bit much

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

3/5

Call of Duty montage music

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

2/5

Maybe I just don't get it, but I've no idea what the fuck that was. The only reason it gets a 2 was because Nadia was decent

Debut

Björk

3/5

Not bad, not amazing

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

Haven't listened to much Blondie other than a song here or there... turns out the bangers are all from one album!!

In It For The Money

Supergrass

1/5

Christ, Britpop is shit isn't it

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

That's a solid 3 out of 5 if I've ever heard one

Scissor Sisters

3/5

The bangers are undeniable, but listening to a whole album of it gets a bit old towards the end

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

4/5

Pretty good, enjoyed most of it

Electric

The Cult

1/5

This was shit. I could hear better music if I went to my local on a Thursday night

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

1/5

There's two genres of music in this world that I can't fucking stand. The first is heavy metal, the second is reggae

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

3/5

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. One of Birmingham's better exports

One World

John Martyn

3/5

I started the first song and thought it was woke rubbish. Then I was pleasantly surprised

Dire Straits

4/5

Unfortunately most of the songs sound the same, but fortunately they are very good. I was going to give it a 3 and then Wild West End bumped it to a 4

Porcupine

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

Reminds me of The Cure but shitter. Nice for in the background but I don't think I'll be coming back

The xx

3/5

It was nice, not really much else to say

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

2/5

The popular ones are ok, but the rest of it just too much. Calm the fuck down and have a snickers or something

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

2/5

Second toughest 90s British electronica album to listen to

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Only gets a 4 because Run For Your Life is a bit noncey. But I suppose it was the 60s so that was in fashion

Tommy

The Who

2/5

Bit of a long winded way to get people to listen to Pinball Wizard

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

1/5

I thought I liked it at first, then I realised I didn't.

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

3/5

I normally enjoy Brian Eno, but I think I prefer his instrumental work more than this one

Blackstar

David Bowie

3/5

This might make me a normie but I prefer Bowie's earlier stuff to this. It was still pretty good though

Lost Souls

Doves

4/5

Really enjoyed this album, has hints of Radiohead which was nice. Basically Oasis if they weren't both massive cunts. I wanted to give it a 5 but I don't think it quite cuts through enough

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

2/5

Couple of decent songs, rest was alright but not for me I think

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

2/5

Why wasn't The Master's Call called Big Iron Part 2?

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

1/5

Buckley Tier List: S: Jeff A: B: C: D: Tim

Crosby, Stills & Nash

2/5

Some of the songs are ok, but I think it's a bit too twee for me

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

Darling, have you heard this? The flow is immaculate!

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2/5

Another one song album

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

2/5

The only silver lining here is that we're over half way through Bob's albums on this list

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

Sounds like every indie band from the North West

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

3/5

There were a few decent songs, the rest were background music. Nice enough I guess

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

1/5

There aren't many albums on the list I haven't finished, but this isn't even music. It's fucking shit

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

1/5

Nee-haw

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

3/5

Nice

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

3/5

3 song album

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

1/5

"Honey are you straight or are you blind" was a real lowlight of this one

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

2/5

Sim sim senhor!

Buena Vista Social Club

3/5

Little bit hot, little bit sexy

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

2/5

Not really into medieval re-enactments myself

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

1/5

You know it's not great when I forgot I wasn't listening to the last album

Honky Tonk Masquerade

Joe Ely

2/5

Anyone up honking they tonk?

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

3/5

Little bit tweedley-dee dum for my liking, but it has its bangers

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

3/5

Good good soul

The Stooges

2/5

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

4/5

Saved by the last few songs

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

2/5

It's like Bob Dylan but shitter

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

1/5

L Folk

Suzanne Vega

2/5

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

1/5

More 1960s bullshit

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

2/5

Reggae is shit

Dry

PJ Harvey

3/5

Sounds like a mental woman singing in a pub at first, but it's actually alright

Garbage

1/5

Bit soulless to be honest, not a fan

White Denim

2/5

1 song album

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

Obligatory Morrissey is a bell-sniff comment

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

It's Christmas music!!

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

1/5

Lime in the coconut... yeah I'm good thanks

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney

1/5

All sounds the fucking same

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

1/5

60s slop

War

3/5

First 2 songs ok then falls off a cliff

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

1/5

Dog shit

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

Hall of famer right here

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

4/5

Enjoyed, still a wanker though

Illmatic

Nas

3/5

Flow is great, just didn't fully catch me

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

2/5

Little bit old school for me, not a fan

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

I get that it's supposed to be satire but it's hurting my ears and it's shit

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

3/5

Very good, never listened to a full album of his before. -1 for some of the titles that didn't age well

Murmur

R.E.M.

2/5

Pre-football match music. Thought there was a good song at the end but it was just that the album finished and The Cure came on

Tracy Chapman

3/5

Lovely xx

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

2/5

Couple of ok songs but it’s boomer shit and it’s too long

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

3/5

Didn't bang as hard as I thought it would. Couple of donkey kongers so it gets a 3

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

2/5

Feels like I’m watching Gossip Girl

Peter Gabriel

2/5

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Kanye West sample

Cypress Hill

2/5

Nah

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

1/5

Dogshit

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Not quite as good as Wish You Were Here but still very good

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

3/5

Thank you Alanis

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

1/5

Sister

Sonic Youth

2/5

First song was alright, then it went downhill

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

3/5

I like this jazz

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

2/5

They did not cook with this one

Talk Talk Talk

The Psychedelic Furs

1/5

Crap

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

1/5

Tough listen

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

3/5

Three bird

So Much For The City

The Thrills

4/5

I hate that I like it, but I do

All Mod Cons

The Jam

2/5

Why do all the bands from the 60s and 70s always have lyrics about “pretty little young girls”

Nevermind

Nirvana

4/5

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeaaaaaaaaaaaaahh

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

2/5

More 60s bullshit

Yank Crime

Drive Like Jehu

3/5

Wrote this one off pretty quickly but actually ended up enjoying it

Chore of Enchantment

Giant Sand

1/5

Aggressively dogshit

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Very good very nice

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

3/5

Respect was so good they included it twice on spotify

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Banger