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Album	You	Global	Diff
Chemtrails Over The Country Club Lana Del Rey	5	3.05	+1.95
Hejira Joni Mitchell	5	3.14	+1.86
Phrenology The Roots	5	3.25	+1.75
The Chronic Dr. Dre	5	3.31	+1.69
At Mister Kelly's Sarah Vaughan	5	3.37	+1.63
Stardust Willie Nelson	5	3.39	+1.61
Beauty And The Beat The Go-Go's	5	3.39	+1.61
Coat Of Many Colors Dolly Parton	5	3.41	+1.59
The ArchAndroid Janelle Monáe	5	3.45	+1.55
We Are Family Sister Sledge	5	3.48	+1.52

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Post Orgasmic Chill Skunk Anansie	1	2.99	-1.99
Funeral Arcade Fire	2	3.55	-1.55
Head Hunters Herbie Hancock	2	3.54	-1.54
Aja Steely Dan	2	3.47	-1.47
Black Metal Venom	1	2.46	-1.46
Sound of Silver LCD Soundsystem	2	3.42	-1.42
Different Class Pulp	2	3.42	-1.42
Back At The Chicken Shack Jimmy Smith	2	3.38	-1.38
Sunday At The Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio	2	3.31	-1.31
Cross Justice	2	3.27	-1.27

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A Hard Day's Night

Beatles · 1 likes

3/5

It’s good. Very good. I like the harmonies and it’s a solid album and sound for the era. I think they were popular because they were cute. They have better works.

Suicide

Suicide · 1 likes

2/5

Not my favorite

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys · 1 likes

4/5

Beastie Boys are gonna hit 10/10 times!

1-Star Albums (3)

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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

3/5

Good thing we’re rating the album and not the guy. The seamless transitions are pretty great. Can’t imagine seeing this live.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

4/5

Took me through a whole range of emotions. May not be my whole cup of tea but I surely felt that it was his! Well played, John. Well played.

1984

Van Halen

4/5

It’s the epitome of the 80’s hair bands. What’s not to like? David Lee Roth at the helm and Eddie Van Halen with some sick guitar solos. You can feel the drugs through the music. I mean the energy. You can feel the energy!

Blur

3/5

This was one of those that you know but you didn’t know you knew. Weird. Good though. Like pimento cheese. I’d eat it.

Arrival

ABBA

5/5

Shaky opening kissing a teacher, but you know what, maybe there was something in the air that night. Hell yeah! Love ABBA!

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Something about this album instantly calms my nervous system. I can take a breath and just let the music wash over me.

NEU! 75

Neu!

3/5

Some strange and unusual. Some like a ghost of an old friend. I may not purchase the vinyl but I can appreciate the art.

Skylarking

XTC

4/5

Well this took me back and now I’m Skylarking all over again! Dear God, it’s fantastic!

The World is a Ghetto

War

3/5

Classic and relevant. Full stop.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

3/5

Very early 2000s coded. Kinda hit me like a movie soundtrack. Perhaps like That Thing You Do. Give it up for the Oneders (pronounced the Wonders) in a good way!

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

2/5

Well, they tried.

The White Room

The KLF

2/5

I wasn’t able to find the album. Just one song. Based off of other songs I listened to by this artist I will provide a rating.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

5/5

Ad Rock come and rock the sure shot! Fresh like Dougie when I get my specs and on the microphone I come correct Timing on the clock when I rock the hip hop Top notch is my stock on the soapbox! 10/10

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

Come on, it’s Billy Joel!!

Nevermind

Nirvana

4/5

Such a great album! The only thing that could have been better is if it were the MTV unplugged. Really a 4.5. Thank you, Kurt. 💙

Crosby, Stills & Nash

3/5

In that moment in time that album was fire, I’m sure.

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

3/5

Great, but a little intense.

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

3/5

It was alright. Liberty for Our Friend is a great song!

Violator

Depeche Mode

4/5

So good and nostalgic.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

4/5

Hell yeah, Frank Ocean! “thick girls were made for cuddlin!”

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

5/5

This was a monumental album in the evolution of hip hop. I have purchased it many times and put many people onto it.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

5/5

Willie is one of the greats, in my opinion. Great singer songwriter. Melodies are lovely. Perfect for the time.

School's Out

Alice Cooper

3/5

Alice Cooper is great.

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

3/5

It’s good. Very good. I like the harmonies and it’s a solid album and sound for the era. I think they were popular because they were cute. They have better works.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

Great album. Great genre. Not for everyone so not sure how it made this list.

Beautiful Freak

Eels

3/5

Moody and odd. Very 90s. Hit me on the perfect day.

Out of Step

Minor Threat

3/5

Okay. A lot for first thing in the morning.

Signing Off

UB40

3/5

Good. Not overly produced, but not my favorite of UB40.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Great album. Full stop.

My Generation

The Who

3/5

Great combination of rock annd roll and blues. Fun album.

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney

2/5

Interesting

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

5/5

Listening to this album as the sun rises over the hills made my morning perfect. Sometimes you need Lana.

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

3/5

Interesting. Some songs gave me Manu Chao vibes.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

It’s Bowie!

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

Jimi was a talented musician. Even if you didn’t vibe with his music you have to appreciate his craft.

Black Sabbath

3/5

Good on Sharon for her support of Ozzy and his shenanigans. R.I.P. to the Prince of Darkness.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

I had two Black Sabbath Albums in a row. This should have been the one!

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

My favorite thing about The Mamas and the Papas is when Mama Michelle ate a banana on the talk show because she was mad about having to lip sync.

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

That was great!

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Hell yeah! The beginnings!

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

2/5

She has a good voice

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

5/5

No notes 10/10 Jack White is brilliant.

Queen II

Queen

3/5

It’s a good album. Not the best of them.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

I’m convinced there is something for everyone on this album.

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Such a great album and artist. Not my favorite by him but heroes always makes me cry.

Infected

The The

2/5

Not a timeless record.

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

2/5

Not for me

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

4/5

I love the revival of this album because of current television and culture. She’s so good!

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

3/5

Monumental album for rap and hip hop. Don’t believe the hype!

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

4/5

I mean, it’s the Stones.

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

4/5

Soooo good

Suicide

2/5

Not my favorite

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

All the classics and the perfect day for them!

Amnesiac

Radiohead

3/5

Not my favorite of theirs but live Radiohead!

Either Or

Elliott Smith

3/5

It was alright. Don’t stand out for any reason.

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

4/5

I have never heard this befor today. This is dope. Different. I didn’t know what to expect from song to song. A must listen for music connoisseurs.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

Such a great album. Head over heels for this record.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

3/5

Great album. Great era.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

So great! The Smiths always hit.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

This was such an influential album and group in hip hop history. Yo, what the fuck are they yellin?!

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

4/5

Q-Tip is a good one. Several certified bangers on this album. And if you’re on Spotify, let it play on after the album is done and it’ll take you on a journey.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

3/5

It’s not often that I come across an album that I’ve never heard of before. This was one of those. Interesting. Chill.

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

Bowie is art, but this isn’t my favorite of his.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

3/5

Classic. Calm. If you like Nirvana you should be able to appreciate Neil.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

The Isley Brothers are so smooth. Maybe not my favorite representation of their work, but still great.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

5/5

Beautiful voice. Beautiful album. Classic.

Cross

Justice

2/5

Interesting…

Sail Away

Randy Newman

3/5

Solid album all the way through.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Hell yess!

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

Neil Young is so good.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

5/5

One of the greatest singer songwriters of all time.

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

3/5

Alright. Classic.

Me Against The World

2Pac

3/5

I love all Tupac but All Eyez On Me would have been my preferred album.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

Good but not my favorite of theirs

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

Very cool that it was recorded at San Quentin. Johnny Cash is true Americana

Blue

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Such a great singer songwriter and her voice weis like glass. Joni Mitchell never lied.

Slayed?

Slade

2/5

Pretty good. There were one or two familiar bangers in there but I wouldn’t revisit the entire album

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

So dang good!

A Night At The Opera

Queen

4/5

Timeless and for the generations.

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

Miles Davis is greatly talented but I don’t like jazz that sounds like one long jam session

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

This is OG metal! 🤘🏼Start to finish, it’s a solid album. British 80s metal hits different.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Leonard Cohen is great and this is a great album!

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

3/5

Fun!

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

3/5

So good. So nostalgic.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

3/5

Good album. This was a nice mix of beats and had an interesting flow. Would recommend.

Debut

Björk

3/5

So…I don’t hate it. Human Behaviour reminded me of that song Alaska by Maggie Rogers.

The Score

Fugees

5/5

Like…🔥

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

3/5

Good. Classic. I was tempted.

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

5/5

Fantastic album from start to finish. My 11 year old also enjoyed. He plays trombone.

American Idiot

Green Day

5/5

It’s always been a great album.

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Good one

Phrenology

The Roots

5/5

Stupendous! And the collabs are fire!

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

2/5

That was something

Play

Moby

4/5

Abso fucking lutely genius!

The Joshua Tree

3/5

U2 is great. Everyone knows that.

Arular

M.I.A.

3/5

Now we’re talkin. I have listened to M.I.A. But haven’t heard anything from this album. 🙌🏼

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

3/5

A very strange singer songwriter experience. I’m not mad at it.

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

5/5

A true classic

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

2/5

Interesting. I don’t think I would’ve found this on my own.

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

The Kinks

3/5

I like the Kinks. This album sounds of the time.

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

They have quite a unique sound. Knee who it was immediately though it wasn’t one of their most popular songs.

Real Life

Magazine

2/5

Okay. Interesting.

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

4/5

Love Roxy Music. This album has a variety and every once in a while I get just what I needed for the moment.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

Such a good vibe from front to back.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

4/5

Beastie Boys are gonna hit 10/10 times!

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

3/5

That was a great mix. This is the kind of bluesy jazz I’m into. Nice brass.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

3/5

So nostalgic to hear this album again. It makes me want to go to their show.

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

4/5

Great album. I don’t think I’ve ever heard it all the way through. Brilliant.

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

2/5

Not my type of jazz

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

3/5

Fantastic! Upbeat and fun!

Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

4/5

He’s so good.

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

3/5

You know, it was Adam Ant…

Cupid & Psyche 85

Scritti Politti

3/5

Very nostalgic and dated. Like you’d expect to hear in the background of a John Hughes movie.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Yep!

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

3/5

I mean, it’s sabbath!

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

2/5

Nice album cover. The album was ok.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

Definitely not my kind of vibe but I can appreciate the energy behind it.

Repeater

Fugazi

3/5

I enjoy this album more than I thought I would at the beginning. A lot of energy. I could imagine listening to this in a smoky underground club.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Some people say they are zeppelin people. Some say they’re stones people. I am both.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

2/5

I felt like I wasn’t on enough drugs to be sitting in his den jamming with him. Just my take. I respect it.

Suede

2/5

Well that was interesting

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

4/5

Public Wnemy and NWA were absolutely instrumental to the evolution of hip hop

Let Love Rule

Lenny Kravitz

3/5

So good. Lenny will always be a vibe. He’s done better work than this though.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

5/5

Fantastic.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

I love everything about this album.

Black Metal

Venom

1/5

Meh. Admittedly, I am not a big metal fan, but I can appreciate it. This just wasn’t my favorite of the genre.

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

1/5

No thank you.

Spiderland

Slint

2/5

No thank you

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

3/5

This is a good album that starts strong with one of my favorite songs.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

3/5

I don’t know how I knew these songs. I suppose this album is full of nostalgia and musical memorabilia.

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

2/5

I’ve had better.

Kenya

Machito

3/5

There were a few songs that didn’t hit right while others were kinda smooth.

En-Tact

The Shamen

2/5

Well, that was something.

Aja

Steely Dan

2/5

Steely Dan is exactly what I remember Steely Dan to be. I forgot about Josie.

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

3/5

Yep yep yep!

Pump

Aerosmith

3/5

Hell yeah!

1999

Prince

5/5

Ughhhh! Prince is the first record I remember listening to without my parents, and I will never forget seeing him perform Little Red Corvette on acoustic guitar in 2004 on his Musicology Tour. 😍

Different Class

Pulp

2/5

This was interesting. Kind of nostalgic in a Cure kind of way. For some songs, at least.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Great album

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

5/5

My favorite punk pop girlies! Great album. No notes.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

Fantastic album and belongs on this list, IMO.

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

4/5

Cannot WAIT to see this brilliant woman in concert.

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

3/5

So, I like the Cardigans and their lyrics. However, there are some songs that I wish were sung in another genre or style. Like Been It. It could’ve gone the Portishead route but as is kinda reminds me of Sheryl Crow.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

Great album and artist. Been listening to this album since I was in high school.

Hejira

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Joni is a legend. She’s not my favorite artist. It’s not my favorite album. But she is arguably one of the greatest singer songwriters of all time.

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

3/5

Good album. Not my favorite.

Drunk

Thundercat

4/5

I’m gonna be honest. I was not familiar with Thundercat and I judged hard when I heard the very first track. However, believe me when I say that this record is full of bangers! Adding to my library.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

2/5

Okay

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

Classic stuff. Good for the era.

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

3/5

Good stuff

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

1/5

Feels out of place on this list