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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Grand Tour George Jones	5	2.79	+2.21
Apple Venus Volume 1 XTC	5	2.84	+2.16
Warehouse: Songs And Stories Hüsker Dü	5	2.85	+2.15
Nighthawks At The Diner Tom Waits	5	3	+2
The Rise & Fall Madness	5	3.05	+1.95
Hypnotised The Undertones	5	3.06	+1.94
Younger Than Yesterday The Byrds	5	3.13	+1.87
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got Sinead O'Connor	5	3.26	+1.74
The Soft Bulletin The Flaming Lips	5	3.28	+1.72
If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Pogues	5	3.32	+1.68

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Disintegration The Cure	1	3.86	-2.86
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys	1	3.73	-2.73
Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette	1	3.72	-2.72
Dummy Portishead	1	3.71	-2.71
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	1	3.63	-2.63
Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand	1	3.57	-2.57
Here's Little Richard Little Richard	1	3.55	-2.55
So Peter Gabriel	1	3.53	-2.53
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	1	3.49	-2.49
It's Blitz! Yeah Yeah Yeahs	1	3.48	-2.48

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	3	5
Led Zeppelin	3	4.67
Beastie Boys	2	5
Aretha Franklin	2	5
The Police	2	5
Bob Dylan	2	5
Simon & Garfunkel	2	5
David Bowie	5	4

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Artist	Albums	Average
Arcade Fire	2	1

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Artist	Ratings
Bruce Springsteen	1, 5
Beck	4, 1
U2	2, 5
Tom Waits	2, 5

5-Star Albums (57)

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Popular Reviews

Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes · 2 likes

5/5

Excellent LP! Start to finish a classic!!

Odelay

Beck · 1 likes

4/5

Not a big fan of his but is the one LP I do own.

Arular

M.I.A. · 1 likes

1/5

No thanks.

The Rise & Fall

Madness · 1 likes

5/5

Quality !

With The Beatles

Beatles · 1 likes

5/5

Early fave! Can’t get better than early Beatles !

1-Star Albums (59)

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

All Ratings

The Grand Tour

George Jones

5/5

Wonderful classic country from one of the godfathers of the genre.

Diamond Life

Sade

5/5

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

Classic

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

Classic. Loved every note.

Low-Life

New Order

1/5

This is why I worry about the English. they really like this band. And Echo and The Bunnymen as well... please, please, no more of this.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

Classic metal! RIP Ozzy

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

1/5

Ugh why?

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

5/5

Wow! Gotta love Marty !

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

5/5

CLASSIC! One of my favorites from the Stones.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

5/5

Classic in illin'

Green

R.E.M.

4/5

This is their first release on Warner Bros. records. Not my favorite, nor the best IMHO, REM LP by any stretch. There are some very good, dare I say great, songs on here. Their first real grab at commercial success. The songs that were hits aren't the ones that stand out to me. It opens with a banger, which was a trademark of many REM LPs, "Pop Song 89", "World Leader Pretend", "You Are the Everything", "Untitled", "I Remember California", "You Are the Everything", "You Are the Everything", and "Get Up" would be my favorite tunes on here.

Henry's Dream

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Not my bag of tea

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

4/5

Not my bag of tea - A critical success with quite a few singles. Smooth pop. Not a horrible by any means. You do have to listen without prejudice… aaaahhh see what I did there ?

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

5/5

Good stuff by a band that just couldn't get along with each for ling stints at a time, or in their other group efforts under different band names.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

5/5

This is the reason people love the Pogues !

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

4/5

It really is a great LP.

New Wave

The Auteurs

2/5

Not a fan

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

5/5

Classic hook-based power blues hard rock!

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

The Queen of soul. Classic LP.

Moon Safari

Air

5/5

This is good stuff!

Rage Against The Machine

3/5

Not a fan per se but not a horrible listen

Stardust

Willie Nelson

5/5

Classics by a classic !

Picture Book

Simply Red

4/5

Some of the best ‘80s music there is !

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

Not their best LP but certainly one of their most popular. I personally love this LP. Hardcore fans say it is too pop.

Odelay

Beck

4/5

Not a big fan of his but is the one LP I do own.

Metallica

2/5

I've heard it's one of their best. I'll take your word for it. Not a fan.

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

1/5

God awful

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

3/5

Good stuff by The Byrds!

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

5/5

Classic 80's rock from The Police. I love this LP.

System Of A Down

1/5

Oh God no! wow.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

1/5

One song... on an Lp of 17 total? This is a must hear LP?

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

5/5

A classic LP from the Queen...

Bad Company

4/5

Classic 70's rock. Good stuff.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

3/5

I still feel like this is one of the most overrated groups of all time. Jack White's work after their breakup is better imho.

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

1/5

nah

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

Quality stuff from Nile Rodgers and crew... These Are the Good Times!

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

5/5

RIP One of her best for sure.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

Classic metal. RIP Ozzy.

Synchronicity

The Police

5/5

Classic New Wave 80's LP from one of my favorites!

Cypress Hill

1/5

eeehhh... not a fan

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

2/5

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

1/5

I’m sure it is great … not for me though

Led Zeppelin

5/5

CLASSIC! A must hear LP!

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

4/5

"The Gilded Palace of Sin" is the debut studio album by American country rock band The Flying Burrito Brothers. This LP has been widely regarded as an important album in the development of 1970s rock. Not a huge commercial success it does include 4 of my favorite Burritos tunes, "Do Right Woman", "Dark End of the Street", "Hot Burrito #1" [AKA "I'm Your Toy", "Hot Burrito #2". I really like this LP.

Permission to Land

The Darkness

3/5

Glam rock... reborn?

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

3/5

Supposedly great... not my thang.

Vivid

Living Colour

3/5

Not my bag of tea.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

I like PJ.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

5/5

Classic new wavwe!

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

1/5

Nah

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

Heavy metal at its finest …

Vespertine

Björk

4/5

Not a fan per se but I did enjoy this one.

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

1/5

Not a fan. It seems I should be, but I didn't hear anything that I liked.

The Rise & Fall

Madness

5/5

Quality !

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

Not a fan but it is pretty good

Protection

Massive Attack

3/5

Not my bag but I get it.

Achtung Baby

2/5

Only two tunes on here that I really care about, "Even Better Than the Real Thing", and "Mysterious Ways". Not a fave of mine.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

3/5

Prog rock at it's finest.

Disintegration

The Cure

1/5

Not a fan

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

2/5

not a fan per se

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

4/5

Not bad, not my cup of tea per se.

Fleet Foxes

5/5

Excellent LP! Start to finish a classic!!

Reign In Blood

Slayer

1/5

nah

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

4/5

I love this guy ! Great record

Violent Femmes

3/5

Not my fave indie rock but not bad

Arular

M.I.A.

1/5

No thanks.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

1/5

lord no

With The Beatles

Beatles

5/5

Early fave! Can’t get better than early Beatles !

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

1/5

nah

Parallel Lines

Blondie

5/5

LOVE IT! Of all of their LPs this is my favorite.

Live At Leeds

The Who

2/5

I do like The Who, quite a bit, but I've never really cared too much for this live LP. I know, I know, "It's the best live LP ever !!". Yeah, I'm not having it. Way too long and drawn out and quite a few songs I'm not that crazy about to begin with. Oh well.

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

1/5

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

2/5

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

5/5

Another classic favorite from Dylan.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

1/5

nah

Van Halen

5/5

My favorite by them!

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

1/5

meh

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

One of my faves by them

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

1/5

I appreciate the need and the place in history of thei band and LP. It does strike me as "punk for punks sake", i.e. just making music to piss off the man. Mission accomplished. Note to future would be punkers: It's okay to have a catchy melody and hook. ;)

So Much For The City

The Thrills

1/5

Not a fan of this one.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

Just discovered him this past year. Some really cool stuff.

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

3/5

aahhhhhh.... I love both of these guys but that's a no for me dawg. I bet Laurie Anderson liked this though... :) ;P

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

Another that is not my bag of tea but this is a truly great record.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Absolutely marvelous !

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

5/5

One of my very favorites from Dylan.

Konnichiwa

Skepta

1/5

No thanks.

Ambient 1/Music For Airports

Brian Eno

2/5

I LOVE BRIAN ENO! But not this Brian Eno... He's on this list several times, no?

Eliminator

ZZ Top

1/5

no no no

Cross

Justice

1/5

No.

High Violet

The National

1/5

yeah. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do with these guys. I like one song by them but it's on a different LP.

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

David Bowie

5/5

Here ya go! Love this one. Probably my fave by Bowie.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Classics !!

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

4/5

Heavy soul sound from a "blue eyed" pop band. A really enjoyable LP.

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

1/5

noooooo no no noooooo

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

5/5

Classic Tom Petty. This is way before Dave Stewart and Jeff Lynne ruined his music. Straight up rock and roll. This is a great record.

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

2/5

I'm sure it is good but it's not my thang.

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

1/5

Probably great but I'm not a fan of this one. I love most of his other stuff though.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

1/5

OOOOhhh that is awful !

The Joshua Tree

5/5

My favorite by U2. IMHO their best.

Ten

Pearl Jam

5/5

What a kick ass debut LP!! All killer no filler!!

Scissor Sisters

3/5

Tracy Chapman

5/5

Great record ! I’m not sure why that goofy hillbilly felt a need to cover her already perfect version of “Fast Car”. But she says she’s cool with it so whatevs.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

1/5

Couple of good tunes on here but I don't get why anyone would say you have to hear this before you die.

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

3/5

Not a big fan but I do appreciate these guys for what they are, raw rock and roll!

Berlin

Lou Reed

3/5

Not my fave by Lou but not horrible.

Dummy

Portishead

1/5

no. Just no. Not a fan.

B-52's

The B-52's

1/5

ooohhh my. Single most overrated alt band from back in the day? Maybe. Not a fan. I do like the idea of them though. Just not their music.

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

5/5

I was sooo happy when this one came out! I love this record !!

The Bends

Radiohead

3/5

I like the guitars on this one.

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

1/5

At this point I have to ask what the criteria is to get on this list?

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

Groundbreaking...? Maybe. I'm not a big fan of rap music per se but there are some really good moments on this LP.

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

2/5

eeehhh... These guys definitely have their moments.

Ramones

5/5

Punk rock classic !!

1984

Van Halen

4/5

The LP that broke up van Halen. Some of my favorites by the boys on here.

Clandestino

Manu Chao

3/5

hmmp not bad at all. Not really in my bailiwick but I do like this one.

Foo Fighters

4/5

I really like this record.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

1/5

nah. I understand a lot of people like these guys. I am not one of them. Their LP, "Funeral" was ok. I simply find nothing redeeming in their work.

Gris Gris

Dr. John

3/5

Not a big fan but it is good stuff.

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

2/5

I like Tom waits but not this one per se...

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

Love this one. Full of ear worms! "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" is still my favorite on here. This is the LP that put him in the limelight.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

I don't think it gets any better than Sam Cooke when it come to R&B.

Imagine

John Lennon

1/5

"Imagine" and "Jealous Guy" are pretty good. "How Do You Sleep", his dig at former Beatle band mate Paul McCartney, is only notable for that reason. Outside of his LP "Double Fantasy" Lennon never really had a great solo record IMHO.

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

1/5

Sorry I'm just not a fan of his or this type of music.

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

2/5

oh yeh! I love GBV! But, IMHO, this is not one of their better LPs. Robert Pollard, the only constant member, has almost 3,000 songs registered to his name with BMI. GBV have recorded 42 LPs and 21 EPs. Pollard went to Wright State University in Fairborn, Ohio, where he once pitched a no-hitter for the baseball team.

Warehouse: Songs And Stories

Hüsker Dü

5/5

I love this DOUBLE LP! Their final recording and what a way to go out!

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

1/5

Not a big fan... or a fan at all really. Hard for me to listen to.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

5/5

Hell yeah! R&R R&B at it's best !

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

2/5

While I truly believe that Siouxsie And The Banshees are important to R&R I do not care for any of their music. I'm assuming this is their best work?

evermore

Taylor Swift

3/5

Not bad. Not my favorite by her by any stretch.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

LOVE LOVE LOVE this! Front to back a great LP!

Either Or

Elliott Smith

3/5

Not bad. RIP.

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

2/5

Not a fan of these guys per se... I suppose it's not bad. I am really not a fan of this style of pop/alt(?) music.

Scum

Napalm Death

1/5

Lol. God no. That's absolute shit.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5

Yes please. A very, very good record.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

2/5

Not bad, certainly not great. Innocuous pop. I've never understood what the fuss with The Beach Boys was all about.

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

4/5

This is a great record !

Live!

Fela Kuti

4/5

Great record and a full on live jam start to finish!!

Let It Be

The Replacements

4/5

Often heralded as their best LP, and it is a great one, but not my fave or their best (Tim) IMHO. I do love this record though.

Sea Change

Beck

1/5

Another artist that I like the idea of more than their actual work.

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

2/5

I like Rod Stewart but not this LP per se. And for the love of Pete do we really need yet another version of "Cut Across Shorty", or any version of it at all?

Franz Ferdinand

1/5

eeehhh... There is one decent tune for me on here... I'm seriously questioning, and have been for a while now, some of the LPs chosen for this list.

Odessa

Bee Gees

3/5

Not what you’d expect from The Bee Gees but I like it! Very ambitious to say the least, a double LP concept album.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

I love me some Bowie! This is one of my favorites by him.

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

YES! My favorite, and his best IMHO, LP from The Boss. Not a weak spot on here.

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

1/5

Didn't dig it.

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

3/5

Not my thang per se but I did rather enjoy it.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

"Bloody Well Right", "Dreamer" are the two stand out tracks for me. I like Supertramp but not at album length. Single by single I like them.

Adele

3/5

Good stuff

I Against I

Bad Brains

1/5

not a fan

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

Fun record. Some quality tunes on here for sure.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

1/5

This might be great. I'm not a fan of them or this LP.

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

1/5

lol wow. No thanks. Kinda disappointed there isn't a -1 rating.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

5/5

Great record. RIP JJ

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

2/5

I've heard worse. Not a fan of this one.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

Smooth and breezy soul

Throwing Muses

1/5

nah

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

3/5

Not a real big fan of Genesis but I do like this LP.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

3/5

Not digging it 100%, Got some grooves on there, I've heard a lot worse though.

Trout Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

3/5

he he he. Yes, yes, yes, we all need to hear this just once in our lives...

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

3/5

Some good stuff on this one.

Goo

Sonic Youth

3/5

Definitely the best in the repertoire. Still not a big fan of theirs.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

1/5

A lot of folks revere him, a lot hate him. I'm not interested.

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

3/5

Blue eyed rock and soul

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

4/5

This is a really nice smooth pop LP. I like it.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

Great, classic, and era defining music. Bravo!

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

OH YEAH! One of my faves by Zeppelin!

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

5/5

OOOoooohhhh my! My fave from them!

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

1/5

One song. I'm not sure how she's had such a fruitful career.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

1/5

lord no. Not completely horrible I suppose, but they are not for me.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

Now we're talking...

The Trinity Session

Cowboy Junkies

1/5

Another one I don't understand the appeal of...

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

The benchmark for the TV series. Quite an event and a great record.

The Next Day

David Bowie

3/5

It the best Bowie but is okay

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

3/5

I love Stevie, but not this LP per se. "Superstition" is absolutely phenomenal though. 3 stars just for that tune.

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

3/5

He's got a couple of tunes I like.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Worth it just for "Heroes".

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

3/5

Not my thang but it is good.

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

1/5

Lord no. I'm familiar with his work and I have never cared for it. He was a racist and a pedophile. I'd give him a -10 if I could.

Slayed?

Slade

1/5

AC/DC but with bad songs.

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

3/5

Good stuff from back in the day.

Celebrity Skin

Hole

1/5

lol. no. -5 If I could...

Atomizer

Big Black

1/5

wow. Powerful and politically, socially conscious. Not a fan though.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

1/5

So it literally takes nothing at all to make this list? -5

Peter Gabriel

1/5

Not a big fan, or a fan at all really.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

5/5

I love this is record. "Race for the Prize", "A Spoonful Weighs a Ton", "The Spark That Bled', "The Spiderbite Song", "Buggin'", "What Is the Light?" , and "The Gash" are my favorite moments on this LP. Well worth a listen. ;)

Sheet Music

10cc

1/5

wow. How is this is a must listen to LP?

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

1/5

The Beatles really liked him... and HE really liked HIM... lol

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

love