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Album	You	Global	Diff
Wonderful Rainbow Lightning Bolt	5	2.29	+2.71
Black Metal Venom	5	2.46	+2.54
Pictures At An Exhibition Emerson, Lake & Palmer	5	2.64	+2.36
A Wizard, A True Star Todd Rundgren	5	2.85	+2.15
Among The Living Anthrax	5	2.86	+2.14
Black Monk Time The Monks	5	2.94	+2.06
The Who Sell Out The Who	5	2.99	+2.01
Make Yourself Incubus	5	3.08	+1.92
Street Life The Crusaders	5	3.09	+1.91
Dirty Sonic Youth	5	3.1	+1.9

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves	1	3.08	-2.08
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Ice Cube	1	2.92	-1.92
Wild Is The Wind Nina Simone	2	3.65	-1.65
Inspiration Information Shuggie Otis	2	3.27	-1.27
The Bones Of What You Believe CHVRCHES	2	3.17	-1.17
The Holy Bible Manic Street Preachers	2	3.15	-1.15
Country Life Roxy Music	2	3.1	-1.1
Songs In The Key Of Life Stevie Wonder	3	4.07	-1.07
Skylarking XTC	2	3.03	-1.03

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Among The Living

Anthrax · 1 likes

5/5

A very enjoyable album to listen to, notably the opening track, Among the Living. Great album overall.

1-Star Albums (2)

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The Who Sell Out

The Who

5/5

Cool concept album with funny ads spaced throughout.

The Yes Album

Yes

5/5

Solid experimental album. Enjoyed listening. The only drawback was that none of the songs were very memorable, besides their length.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

Decent album. Kind of boring and monotonous, but solid.

British Steel

Judas Priest

5/5

Great metal album. Surprisingly upbeat, but amazing all-around. It really shows off Judas Priest's musicality.

Elephant

The White Stripes

3/5

Great opening track. Other than that, kind of boring. A lot of the songs seem like they revolve around the title, and all the lyrics and music seem somewhat non-fitting for each other.

Rapture

Anita Baker

2/5

Kenza

Khaled

3/5

Ingenue

k.d. lang

3/5

The Cars

3/5

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

3/5

Pump

Aerosmith

5/5

Rather inappropriate, albeit a very solid album that was enjoyable to listen to.

Different Class

Pulp

4/5

Not a bad album by any means. However, it was somewhat boring and repetitive.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

5/5

Amazing album. Considering I don't listen to rap, this was a very enjoyable album. Considering that, I loved this album as much as my favorite rock albums. It's hard to state how much I enjoyed this album. I loved the sampling (especially 'When the Levee Breaks') as well as the lyrical sound. Overall, the whole album is a masterpiece of rap, rap-rock and hip-hop.Personal favorites are Fight for Your Right and No Sleep Till Brooklyn. That riff in NSTB is absolutely killer, along with the guitar solo (actually played by the Slayer guitarist).

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

4/5

Nice album, but some of the songs just seemed really messy and none of them were very novel or catchy.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

5/5

Good album. The whole atmosphere really makes it.

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

3/5

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

3/5

Gorillaz

4/5

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

3/5

The production quality is pretty good, but it has no noteworthy tracks or anything that stands out.

Fragile

Yes

5/5

One listen to Roundabout is all I need.

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

3/5

Tical

Method Man

3/5

Golden Hour

Kacey Musgraves

1/5

Terrible album, even considering that I hate country.

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

5/5

I can understand why many people would dislike this album. However, for the genre, it is a really accessible and all-around enjoyable listen.

Eternally Yours

The Saints

3/5

So Much For The City

The Thrills

3/5

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

3/5

Tago Mago

Can

3/5

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Back to Mystery City

Hanoi Rocks

3/5

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Limp Bizkit

4/5

Floodland

Sisters Of Mercy

3/5

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

3/5

Black Monk Time

The Monks

5/5

Ananda Shankar

3/5

War

5/5

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

3/5

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

4/5

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

1/5

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

All-around great grunge/alt-rock album. Jimmy Chamberlain's drums easily bring out one of the best drum performances ever in rock, and Billy Corgan's vocals really shine through, with some of the greatest grunge writing ever, although his voice is a little bit of an acquired taste. Particularly I thought Tonight, Tonight, Jellybelly and Bullet With Butterfly Wings (which was easily my favorite) were really amazing tracks. And for a 2-hour runtime, this album does a great job of not being boring or repetitive.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

3/5

Make Yourself

Incubus

5/5

Although occasionally very strangely syncopated with the vocals and music, this was a very pleasurable listening experience, and this has definitely ought to be one of the greatest late-90s albums.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

Amazing album all-around. The songs really flow smoothly into each other and paint a compelling story together. It was all very atmospheric and emotional, with amazing guitar work by Gilmour on songs like Another Brick in the Wall Parts 1 & 2 and Comfortably Numb. Waters' bass also really shined through to support Nick Mason's incredible atmospheric drums and Richard Wright's keyboards.

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

3/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Superstition is a great track, but aside from that, the rest of Stevie's work is somewhat boring.

Abbey Road

Beatles

4/5

The production quality really shines through on this album, a testament to George Martin. The songwriting was also very exceptional, as well as musicality (especially Ringo Starr's drums). However, the majority of the album felt very boring and not noteworthy, so I would give this a 4.5 if I could. Favorite tracks: Come Together, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Octopus' Garden and Golden Slumbers.

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

4/5

Let It Be

The Replacements

4/5

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

2/5

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Great industrial album with intense political commentary.

1989

Taylor Swift

5/5

This was an all-around great album. Amazing synth sound that really brings out the vocals and bass. And the songs are all incredibly catchy. Easily one of the greatest pop records of the 2010s.

Street Life

The Crusaders

5/5

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

Arctic Monkeys

5/5

Bossanova

Pixies

4/5

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

2/5

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

4/5

Among The Living

Anthrax

5/5

A very enjoyable album to listen to, notably the opening track, Among the Living. Great album overall.

Me Against The World

2Pac

3/5

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

3/5

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

4/5

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

5/5

Was not expecting such a wide variety of music in a salsa album, but I was pleasantly described by the melodies, harmonies and musicianship.

The Poet

Bobby Womack

4/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

2/5

Harvest

Neil Young

5/5

Solid album all-around. Favorite tracks were Harvest and Heart of Gold.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

Garbage

4/5

Born To Be With You

Dion

4/5

All Mod Cons

The Jam

4/5

Skylarking

XTC

2/5

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

3/5

Country Life

Roxy Music

2/5

Mask

Bauhaus

3/5

Dirt

Alice In Chains

5/5

Wow. This was an amazing album all-around. It kicks off with a bang with "Them Bones," which is easily one of the most powerful album openers that instantly sets the tone for the rest of the album (rivaled only by the likes of bands like Nirvana, Led Zeppelin and Ramones), and does it start out with a huge opener. The immediate "Ahhs!" backed by the rhythmic strumming of Jerry Cantrell's guitar is really powerful, and the band's versatility really shines through with the 7/4 section during the guitar solo. The next several songs are more emotional, but still hard hitting, especially "Rain When I Die" and "Down in a Hole." Then it reaches "Rooster"- an emotional masterpiece that really rocks out and is an amazing listening experience. Then AIC continues that energy through the next 5 songs until it reaches "Angry Chair." Although I am not sure of its meaning, I really enjoyed the song, and it culminates in the masterpiece "Would?" In this song, both Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell sing, which makes for a really cool sound, working in tandem with the stellar bass from Mike Starr and the drum groove from Sean Kinney. Overall, Alice In Chains really brought their A-game to Dirt, and it shows with incredible musicianship and songwriting. Favorite tracks: Them Bones, Down in a Hole, Rooster, Angry Chair and Would?

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

3/5

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

4/5

Black Metal

Venom

5/5

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

3/5

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

4/5

Dirty

Sonic Youth

5/5

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

5/5

The Last Broadcast

Doves

4/5

Machine Head

Deep Purple

5/5

Great album all-around. Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord really bring it together.

Femi Kuti

4/5

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

3/5

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

2/5

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

3/5

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

4/5

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

Simple Minds

4/5

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

3/5

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

2/5

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

4/5

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Real Life

Magazine

3/5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

4/5

A great album overall. I can see what the Heads were trying to do, but I feel like it was a little too experimental.

Roxy Music

3/5

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Good album all-around, with exceptional guitar work by Keith Richards and great drumming by Charlie Watts. I like the Rolling Stones, but this was not my favorite overall showing of their prowess, as I felt the songs were a little bit repetitive (especially Mick Jagger), but it was an enjoyable listen. I would give this album a 4.5/5, but, since I would only give two of the songs a 5/5 (Brown Sugar and Wild Horses), I'll give this a 4/5.

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

4/5

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

4/5

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

2/5

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Wonderful album! This was probably the 10th or so time I've listened to it, but it was even better than before. I started listening to Nirvana a couple years ago, and, while I really like the raw aggression and power, this unplugged version did a great job of showcasing Kurt's songwriting abilities and the musicality within their songs. Favourite tracks: About a Girl, The Man Who Sold the World, Pennyroyal Tea and Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

3/5

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

3/5

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

4/5

Hms Fable

Shack

3/5

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

4/5

Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson

4/5

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

5/5

Solid album all-around, as depressing yet upbeat as I would expect from a Doors album. Top tracks: Roadhouse Blues and Peace Frog.

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

Loretta Lynn

3/5

Bummed

Happy Mondays

3/5

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

4/5

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

3/5

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Good album all-around. I do feel it is a little repetitive, with a lot of the same general formula.

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

4/5

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

4/5

Os Mutantes

4/5

A Seat at the Table

Solange

3/5

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

4/5

Le Tigre

3/5

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

3/5

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

2/5

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

3/5

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

4/5

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

Destroyer

KISS

4/5

Sea Change

Beck

5/5

I have loved all of Beck's albums so far, on and off of the list. The best part about them is that you never know what's coming next. This was a very good and enjoyable listen.

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

3/5

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

3/5

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

4/5

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

3/5

Vivid

Living Colour

5/5

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

3/5

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

3/5

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

2/5

Traffic

4/5

Goo

Sonic Youth

4/5

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Ghosteen

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

2/5

Superunknown

Soundgarden

5/5

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

5/5

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

3/5

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

3/5

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

3/5

Phrenology

The Roots

3/5

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

3/5

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

3/5

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

2/5

Metallica

5/5

I've always loved Metallica, but somehow never listened to this album in full. And WOW- every song from Enter Sandman to The Struggle Within (the whole album) is an absolute banger! I can understand where some people come from that Metallica was appealing to the mainstream, but why would a true fan of the band dislike it if their music that they make a living on suddenly becomes popular? 5/5

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

3/5

Dear Science

TV On The Radio

4/5

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

3/5

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

When I listen to R.E.M., I know I will positively enjoy it, and the same was true for this album. It starts very mellow, with great songs such as 'Drive' and 'Try Not to Breathe,' and then progresses into some of their greatest work, like 'The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite' and 'Nightswimming.' 5/5

Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets

4/5

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

3/5

Liquid Swords

GZA

3/5

Kala

M.I.A.

3/5

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

5/5

Great album with a huge blend of styles. But, in the commercial sense, was Elton John thinking when he started the album with the 11-minute prog rock "Funeral for a Friend?"

The Rise & Fall

Madness

3/5

Our House is a good song. The rest is somewhat mid.

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

3/5

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

2/5

Stripped

Christina Aguilera