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Album	You	Global	Diff
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of... Arrested Development	5	3.15	+1.85
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Wilco	5	3.3	+1.7
Either Or Elliott Smith	5	3.38	+1.62
Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash	5	3.49	+1.51
Straight Outta Compton N.W.A.	5	3.51	+1.49
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots The Flaming Lips	5	3.58	+1.42
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Bob Dylan	5	3.63	+1.37
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan	5	3.77	+1.23
Bad Michael Jackson	5	3.8	+1.2
Arular M.I.A.	4	2.83	+1.17

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Nevermind Nirvana	2	4.37	-2.37
Vanishing Point Primal Scream	1	2.83	-1.83
Hot Fuss The Killers	2	3.74	-1.74
The United States Of America The United States Of America	1	2.61	-1.61
Black Holes and Revelations Muse	2	3.59	-1.59
Blackstar David Bowie	2	3.48	-1.48
Nilsson Schmilsson Harry Nilsson	2	3.43	-1.43
Haunted Dancehall The Sabres Of Paradise	1	2.37	-1.37
Dub Housing Pere Ubu	1	2.35	-1.35
The Blueprint JAY Z	2	3.22	-1.22

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Artist	Albums	Average
Bob Dylan	2	5

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David Bowie	2, 5

5-Star Albums (15)

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Popular Reviews

The United States Of America

1/5

If you ever listened to the Beatles and thought, “I wish they had way less talent, and horrible production, and circus music,” then do I have the album for you…

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Miriam Makeba

4/5

She’s got a beautiful voice. The highs are stunning (Where Does It Lead, her cover of House of the Rising Sun). The lows felt pretty low (The Naughty Little Flea, and whatever the hell laugh/cry annoyance Charles Colman brings to One Last Dance). I‘m not quite sure how to rate this…

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1-Star Albums (4)

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Fairport Convention

4/5

Parts of the album were beautiful, while other parts did little for me, sometimes within the same song; “A Sailor’s Life” was gorgeous for the first 3-4 minutes, but the additional 7-8 minutes of instrumental lost what I loved and felt excessive.

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

Arrested Development

5/5

This came out when I was in high school. What fun to revisit it. Joyous, quirky, and unique. I didn’t even remember Fishin’ 4 Religion and that might have been my favorite track this time through.

Murmur

R.E.M.

4/5

Very solid. 8/10

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

4/5

Talking Heads can be a lot of fun, they can also feel pretty repetitive. I feel I should love this album more than I do, but 7/10

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

4/5

The album is uneven, but the highlights are so high. When Grace Slick sings, this album soars. 8.5/10

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

The first album on this list where I let it play a second time through straight. I knew Time of the Season but couldn’t have told you who sang it before today. Really enjoyed the album 8/10

Diamond Life

Sade

3/5

Perfectly fine.

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

3/5

There’s certainly talent in blending all these voices together. But I couldn’t get into it. 5/10

Haunted Dancehall

The Sabres Of Paradise

1/5

Some of these tracks would be cool background to a gathering or behind poetry, but as a stand alone album, it doesn’t feel worthy of a straight listen, let alone an inclusion on this list. But I would have given two stars until the second to last track came on and was just absolutely grating. 2/10

Blackstar

David Bowie

2/5

5/10

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

4/5

Fun and unique with great energy

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

1/5

The only thing I liked about this album was when it ended.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

4/5

Tracks 6-11 get five stars. The rest of the tracks on the original release get a 3. I guess we’ll split the difference.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

5/5

Johnny Cash, at the end of his life, sat with an eclectic mix of cover songs and turned them into a powerful meditation on life and death. A poignant and sometimes haunting death bed serenade. 10/10

The Blueprint

JAY Z

2/5

Didn’t do much for me

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Bruce being Bruce, which isn’t a bad thing. But not necessarily a great thing either. 6/10

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

4/5

Nothing Compares 2 U is gorgeous, and the rest of the album is very good. 8/10

Amnesiac

Radiohead

3/5

I know I’m supposed to love Radiohead, but often they’re just perfectly fine to me. 6/10

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

Feels like an album I might like even more on repeated viewings. 8/10

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

Great flow and energy. 8/10

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

A little inconsistent to me. But when it’s on, like Heart of Gold, Old Man, or the Needle and the Damage Done, it’s terrific. 7/10

Fragile

Yes

3/5

I wasn’t into the first several tracks, but it ends well, with the last track being my favorite

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

3/5

Since college, The Smiths have seemed like a band I should really like, but I’ve never fully gotten into them.

The Libertines

3/5

Enjoyed, didn’t love

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

5/5

I loved this album when it was new. I love it just as much now. I was excited to see it make the list.

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

3/5

It was perfectly enjoyable I’ll probably forget about it in a few days

Femi Kuti

3/5

The album has a good sound, in music and vocals. The two songs where they shout the title repeatedly for way too long cost it a star.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

4/5

Very solid album

The United States Of America

1/5

If you ever listened to the Beatles and thought, “I wish they had way less talent, and horrible production, and circus music,” then do I have the album for you…

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

The Kinks

3/5

No Other

Gene Clark

2/5

It wasn’t bad, but I just couldn’t get into even one track. I do like the cover art though.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

5/5

This album is so quirky and crazy and still so damn beautiful

Either Or

Elliott Smith

5/5

A lovely little album

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

5/5

Incredible album

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

Bad

Michael Jackson

5/5

He combination of showmanship in music and vocals is pretty damn special.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

4/5

Formidable start for Perry’s career, already cranking out some great tracks. Other tracks are less impressive, so I’m going to keep this to a four but the highlights are excellent

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

2/5

It’s an interesting concept, but I just didn’t like the music

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

3/5

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

2/5

Perfectly fine in the background, but not something I’d ever pick to listen to intentionally again

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

2/5

If you are a fan of punk music, perhaps this is a great album. I just couldn’t wait for it to end.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

5/5

One of the best of one of the best

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

2/5

Some tracks I genuinely enjoyed (6, 7, 10, 11) but I hope to never hear the rest again

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

So damn smooth

Miriam Makeba

4/5

Crosby, Stills & Nash

5/5

A beautiful album

Maxinquaye

Tricky

2/5

There were tracks I thought were pretty interesting and others I was ready to hit skip.

Trio

Dolly Parton

3/5

I liked hearing all three sing together, but room for improvement with some of the song choices and production.

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

2/5

I kinda liked the first two tracks, but the album kept going…

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

3/5

It’s already slipping from memory

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

1/5

Occasional moments of interest spaced far apart.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

If - and this is a big if - you can get past the casual sexism and homophobia- this album is a masterclass. Filled with sick beats, flawlessly integrating four MCs whose voices combine and trade off, every one as strong as the other. It is filled with so much joy and life, while also getting heavy, including what is still the best musical call out of the systemic racism of the police system. But there’s that sexism and homophobia... I’m going to give this five stars, but with a big fucking asterisk.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

I’m fond of Cohen’s lyrics and voice, but not always fond of his production. Especially background singers that seem to distract instead of enhance, and that is present here too. But some lovely tracks as well.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

Beautiful

Take Me Apart

Kelela

3/5

Nevermind

Nirvana

2/5

I know, I know - and this might be the oldest I’ll sound in these reviews - but it’s often just a bunch of screaming. Play Lithium and skip to the next album please.

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

More mellow than the Pet Shop Boys songs I remember, and I’m not sure that’s an improvement. But still perfectly solid.

Tapestry

Carole King

5/5

This album has earned its regular inclusion in top albums lists, let alone top 1,000

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

3/5

This felt fresh when it was new. Now it mostly just feels fine.

Untitled (Black Is)

SAULT

3/5

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

David Bowie

5/5

Exciting and eclectic. Bowie at their best.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

2/5

So this is who we have to blame for the stupid lime in the coconut song…

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

Overall a beautiful double album. There are some duds (I’m looking at you, Wah-Wah) and it feels sad to have several weak songs when you put out an album with over two hours of music. With some cuts, I’d give this five stars.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

2/5

I have nothing against this album, but can’t say it did much for me.

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

3/5

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

3/5

I liked a number of the signs, but found others tedious

Buena Vista Social Club

3/5

Who's Next

The Who

5/5

The Deluxe Edition double album I listed to was two and a half hours and apart from Going Mobile and Water (which for different reasons I’d prefer to skip), it is fantastic from start to finish. Yes, Joe Pera, the Who does indeed rock!

Arular

M.I.A.

4/5

Her delivery and the beats are fire. I couldn’t often connect with the lyrics but it sounded great.