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Album	You	Global	Diff
Casanova The Divine Comedy	5	2.66	+2.34
The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones	5	3.24	+1.76
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics	5	3.24	+1.76
Juju Siouxsie And The Banshees	5	3.33	+1.67
A Girl Called Dusty Dusty Springfield	5	3.33	+1.67
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park	5	3.39	+1.61
Hot Buttered Soul Isaac Hayes	5	3.43	+1.57
3 + 3 The Isley Brothers	5	3.59	+1.41
Young Americans David Bowie	5	3.62	+1.38
Hounds Of Love Kate Bush	5	3.62	+1.38

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Straight Outta Compton N.W.A.	1	3.51	-2.51
Ctrl SZA	1	2.92	-1.92
Histoire De Melody Nelson Serge Gainsbourg	1	2.73	-1.73
Yank Crime Drive Like Jehu	1	2.71	-1.71
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots The Flaming Lips	2	3.57	-1.57
Moving Pictures Rush	2	3.57	-1.57
Natty Dread Bob Marley & The Wailers	2	3.57	-1.57
Bookends Simon & Garfunkel	2	3.56	-1.56
Pretzel Logic Steely Dan	2	3.39	-1.39
My Aim Is True Elvis Costello	2	3.35	-1.35

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Sister

Sonic Youth

4/5

Sonic Youth, an American rock band active from 1981 to - During their major label career from 1990 to 1999, Sonic Youth released several influential albums, including "Goo" in 1990, which became their best-selling record, and "Dirty" in - Their music incorporated elements of alternative rock, with collaborations and influences noted from figures such as Chuck D and Ian MacKaye. They were key tastemakers in the alternative scene, collaborating with Spike Jonze and contributing to cultural phenomena like the Lollapalooza festival and an episode of "The Simpsons." Artistically, they were known for their innovative use of multiple unconventional guitar tunings, using cheap guitars and various objects to create experimental sounds

The Score

Fugees

3/5

Not my cup of tea but Zealots is amazing. I don't know if with Ready of Not Enya was mad.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

Beautiful album, that's it.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

5/5

Siouxsie and the Banshees are one of the best bands ever. I loved discovering the bass in Voodoo Dolly and enjoying Spellbound again. Although it's not my favorite Siouxsie and the Banshees album, it's still particularly good.

Transformer

Lou Reed

3/5

It has some very good songs, but it doesn't quite satisfy me completely. "Vicious" and "Walk On the Wild Side" are good. Something's missing for the album as a whole to feel truly wonderful.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

3/5

It's a good album, but it's not spectacular. There are albums with better songs. Although L.A. Woman is definitely worth checking out.

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

2/5

Wow, I almost didn't finish it. Outer Space and Caramel are the only good ones. The rest made me hate the album. It feels like listening to Rufus Wainwright's grandfather, but with a bigger depression and not nearly as many good melodies. At some point, I liked two other songs. I'm seriously considering unliking it just because it's so annoying to my ears.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

An album perfect for a vampiric afternoon. I don't think there was one particular song that stood out to me; however, as a whole it creates a pretty cool atmosphere.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

5/5

A great album, balanced, with a production of orchestral and classical overtones. Especially Something For The Weekend, Middle Class Heroes and In And Out In Paris And London Wow, I almost didn't finish it. Outer Space and Caramel are the only good ones. The rest made me hate the album. It feels like listening to Rufus Wainwright's grandfather, but with a bigger depression and not nearly as many good melodies. At some point, I liked two other songs. I'm seriously considering unliking it just because it's so annoying to my ears.

2112

Rush

3/5

It's an excellent album to start the day with, but I don't find a single song truly memorable. Perhaps the first track is impressive, but it didn't strike me as extraordinary.

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

3/5

Spirit was a highly regarded rock band that achieved modest commercial success, charting 11 albums in the U.S. between 1968 and 1977. Founded in Los Angeles in 1967 by musicians who had a mixture of rock, pop, folk, blues, classical, and jazz backgrounds, and who ranged in age from 16 to 44, the group had an eclectic musical style in keeping with the early days of progressive rock; they were as likely to play a folk ballad featuring fingerpicked acoustic guitar, a jazz instrumental full of imaginative improvisation, or a driving rhythm tune dominated by acid rock electric guitar playing. "Animal Zoo" is probably my favorite. Overall, a good album. "Rougher Road" and "Red Light Roll On" were also good tracks.

Ctrl

SZA

1/5

Generic. Pretty awful.

Yank Crime

Drive Like Jehu

1/5

I definitely can't handle hardcore

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

A fantastic acoustic album. Perfect for enjoying in the rain. "Nebraska," "State Trooper," "Open All Night," wow!

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

This is an excellent album. "That Lady" and "Sunshine (Go Away Today)" are excellent, but the album as a whole is fantastic.

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

2/5

Pretty weird, not my cup of tea. I think ambient music can be better.

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

3/5

A good album, not an excellent album. Nothing to highlight

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

I don't love Elvis Costello's voice, but I can say that "Busy Bodies"' guitars saved the album.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

2/5

Too much noise for my taste, although I'll stick with "Sprawl"

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

I'm going to hell, but I can't stand this man's voice.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

Great album to start listening to darker rock. A must-have.

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

2/5

Nothing amazing, although it works to have in the background when you study.

Third

Portishead

2/5

I already liked the song "Threads," but listening to the whole album is overwhelming. After two songs, you just say: enough is enough!

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

5/5

This is a fantastic album. What a great discovery. Isaac Hayes, born in '42, made soul music incredibly sexy. His album Black Moses is also worth checking out. From this album, "Walk On By" and "By The Time I Get to Phoenix" are wow.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

3/5

Aside from "Road," I don't think this album has anything else to offer. It's fine as background music.

Connected

Stereo MC's

2/5

Nothink to remark. A decent Dance album. That's it.

World Clique

Deee-Lite

2/5

A very fun album, the best is "Groove Is In The Heart"

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

2/5

This guy has good personality but his music doesn't drive me crazy.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

2/5

Easy listening thing. But not my cup of tea. "Aproaching Pavonis Moons By Balloon" was alright.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Significantly better than the previous of Dylan (Blood On The Tracks). Bringing It All Back Home is much more melodic.

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Gloria, Gloria. I mean, this is pure rock n' roll. So. Yes, excellent.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

5/5

What a fantastic album! It has classics like "In the End." I rediscovered "With You," "Points of Authority," and "Crawling." Definitely one of the best albums in the genre.

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

2/5

This guy.... It's like someone competing in a poetry contest. I can't stand it.

Young Americans

David Bowie

5/5

Great album, "Win", "Somebody Up There Likes Me" and "Across the Universe" are great.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

4/5

Amazing album. A classic. "Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast" alone are more than enough.

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

4/5

A real surprise, a wonderful album. "Nurse" is fantastic.

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Not bad, not amazing "The Loved Ones" was good.

Wild Gift

2/5

To be honest, this was more noise than other thing. Why this is a great album?

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

1/5

Definitely not.

Django Django

3/5

"Default" and "Zumm Zumm" were pretty good. It sounds like old alternative and that's nice.

Henry's Dream

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Not a bad album, especially "John Finn's Wife". But not my favourite dark album of those times.

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

Great album. "Blue Rondo a la Turk", "Strange Meadow Lark", "Take Five", "Pick Up Sticks" are all spectacular.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

A very good album that includes hits like "Highway Star", "Maybe I'm a Leo" and the one I don't love after listening to it to death, "Smoke On The Water".

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

3/5

"Koeeoaddi There" is amazing, but by the end of the album I was already fed up with the same thing.

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

2/5

Easy listening, nothing in particular.

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

3/5

Good album for a coffee afternoon

Horses

Patti Smith

4/5

"Gloria", "Birdland" y "Break It Up" are great. Much better than expected.

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

4/5

Quite the Goddess, Astrud. "Canoeiro" and "Não Bate O Coração" are great.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

Good to start the week. "Cry to Me" is the best one by far.

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

3/5

"Endless Europe" is amazing, the rest of the album is variations on it.

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

3/5

"We are the Roadcre" is amazing. That's it.

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

5/5

What a magnificent album! "Once Upon a Time", "He's Got Something", "Mockingbird", "My Colouring Book", "Do Re Mi" and "Mama Said" are all amazing.

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

2/5

Nothing memorable but my niece and I saying that this is like people of colour being sexy.

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

"Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" is amazing. Overall, a good album

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

4/5

A GREAT album. "The Man Who Sold The World" and "All Apologies" are my favorites.

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

2/5

Not my cup of tea. Too... nineties sound.

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

2/5

I mean, it's not bad...

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

2/5

Nothing memorable. That's almost a one. But it wasn't bad, tho'

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

1/5

One word: Insupportable. There's no melody in melody and the vocals are a guy talking.

Moving Pictures

Rush

2/5

There wasn't a song that made me happy enough.

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

3/5

Quite good! "Soul Machine" and "The Art of Noise" were definitely a surprise!

Back In Black

AC/DC

5/5

A great album, with iconic songs such as "You Shook Me All Night Long", "Hells Bells", and "Back in Black". My favorite is "Rock an Roll Ain't Noise Pollution".

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

5/5

AMAZING album. "Love Is a Stranger", "I Could Give You", "The Walk" and obviously "Sweet Dreams" are incredible.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

Good album overall

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

A Simple Desultory Philippic has my lastname on it. Four stars automatically.