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Album	You	Global	Diff
Underwater Moonlight The Soft Boys	5	3.06	+1.94
Life's Too Good The Sugarcubes	5	3.07	+1.93
New York Dolls New York Dolls	5	3.12	+1.88
Le Tigre Le Tigre	5	3.14	+1.86
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.3	+1.7
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols Sex Pistols	5	3.45	+1.55
Unknown Pleasures Joy Division	5	3.47	+1.53
Power In Numbers Jurassic 5	5	3.48	+1.52
Document R.E.M.	5	3.56	+1.44
Madman Across The Water Elton John	5	3.59	+1.41

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Microshift Hookworms	1	3.03	-2.03
The Man Who Travis	1	3.01	-2.01
Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand	2	3.57	-1.57
That's The Way Of The World Earth, Wind & Fire	2	3.5	-1.5
The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem	2	3.48	-1.48
Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf	2	3.44	-1.44
My Generation The Who	2	3.42	-1.42
Songs Of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen	2	3.38	-1.38
Urban Hymns The Verve	2	3.36	-1.36
C'est Chic CHIC	2	3.34	-1.34

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Artist	Albums	Average
Bob Dylan	2	5

5-Star Albums (19)

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Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf · 1 likes

2/5

I just could not get into this record. Paradise by the Dashboard Light is fun enough, but even that song is pretty ridiculous.

The Score

Fugees · 1 likes

5/5

Love this record. In the running for best hop record of all time. Hit after hit, the only issue I have is the skits between the songs. They were a staple of 90s hip hop, but not one I loved.

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The Jam

3/5

Love the Jam. Down in the Tube Station feels like late 70s London. Its like punk, but with the edges sanded down, but in a good way.

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

David Bowie

5/5

So excited to see this album pop up.I’ve loved most of the songs on this record for years, but I never sat down and listened to it as one piece of music. What a Marvelous experience. A nearly perfect record, and definitely on my top ten.

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

Great album. This would get 5 stars, but there are a couple better Talking Heads records, so I have to make a little room.

Ten

Pearl Jam

4/5

The first six songs on this record are a real murderer's row, and this is easily one of the best albums of the 90s. It's easy to forget how incredible they sounded in 1991, now that they've been imitated by decades of bands with less talent.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

3/5

I haven’t listened to a lot of Black Sabbath. I know the hits. Listening to the whole album was a pleasantly surprising experience.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

3/5

I love the Smiths, but I've never really been able to love Meat is Murder. Headmaster Ritual is great, but the rest of the album was a let down. There was one exception, however; Andy Rourke's playing thoughout the record was inspired. I don't think I'd really noticed the bass part much in other Smiths songs, but I was consistently blown away by Rourke on Meat is Murder.

Rapture

Anita Baker

2/5

It’s performed well enough, but it sounds like the forgettable adult contemporary that was all over the place in the 80s and early 90s.

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

2/5

The record is fine. Nothing that I think I’ll ever listen to again.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

Albums like this are why I started doing 1001 Albums. I never would have picked this up on my own, but I’m so glad I did.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

5/5

I love this album.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

2/5

I generally like Leonard Cohen, but beyond Suzanne, this album didn't really do anything for me.

The Poet

Bobby Womack

3/5

Surprisingly good. I particularly enjoyed the cover of Just my Imagination.

Abraxas

Santana

3/5

Lovely record. Carlos Santana is one of my favorites guitarists, and the percussion on this album is fantastic.

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

3/5

What a great album. I had no idea this band even existed, but they’re a new favorite.

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Great album. Completely filled with favorites.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

Great album. A real departure from his usual work at the time. All of Me is a stand out.

1984

Van Halen

3/5

Fun record, but beyond the singles there’s not a lot there

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

2/5

I enjoyed it, but not a repeat listen.

Franz Ferdinand

2/5

Enjoyable listen, but not among my favorites.

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

4/5

Love this record!

High Violet

The National

2/5

It sounds like it was well done, but all the songs sound the same and blend together.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

5/5

Love this record! There have been better punk bands since the Sex Pistols, but to me, almost 50 years later, no band has embodied the punk ethos like they did. God Save the Queen is an absolutely perfect punk song.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

3/5

Love Blondie, but I think they have better albums.

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

5/5

This is one of my favorite albums. It’s almost 40 years old now, but still manages to sound as fresh as it did in 1988.

Violator

Depeche Mode

5/5

What a great record. I think it was the first CD I ever bought. Haven’t listened to it in probably 30 years. It was good to revisit an old favorite.

Fun House

The Stooges

4/5

Fun record. I really enjoyed the sleazy sound.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Beautiful record.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

Lovely. I’ve only gotten in to them recently, and I enjoyed this thoroughly.

My Generation

The Who

2/5

I really like the Who, and love a few of the songs on this record, but they could have cut out about half of the tracks. The blues covers, in particular, were really cringey.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

3/5

Fun record. Not really my thing, but I enjoyed it.

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

2/5

This album was fine. I imagine they’re fun in concert, but this isn’t an album I’ll reach for again.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Great album. A couple of familiar hits, and some lesser known stuff that were a pleasant surprise.

Maxinquaye

Tricky

4/5

Fun record. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

More Specials

The Specials

3/5

I enjoy the Specials, but I feel like a lot of the songs on this album run together.

Le Tigre

5/5

Great record. I don’t know how I missed it all this time.

C'est Chic

CHIC

2/5

Didn’t love this album. I checked how much was left several times.

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

2/5

I know that they’re an important part of music history, and have had a large influence on modern music, EDM in particular, but I just can’t make myself like Kraftwerk.

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

This is a good record. Whenever I listen to the Black Keys, I think I should listen to them more, but I never do.

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

3/5

Fun album. I knew his radio songs, but just about all these songs were new to me.

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

3/5

Interesting record. Probably not one I will listen to a lot, but I’m glad I’ve heard it.

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

2/5

It’s ok. Probably not something I would register to.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

4/5

Duck Rock

Malcolm McLaren

3/5

Fun record. You can hear how much influence he had on later performers.

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

3/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Great record. Several old favorites and a few new ones.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

A couple songs that I recognized. Overall, a good solid soul record.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

Fun record. I’ve always liked La Grange, but there are some other great tracks on here too.

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

Fun record.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

5/5

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

4/5

Great record.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

2/5

I just could not get into this record. Paradise by the Dashboard Light is fun enough, but even that song is pretty ridiculous.

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

3/5

Enjoyable. I miss this kind of country music.

Pump

Aerosmith

2/5

It has a few memorable, cheesy songs that I enjoyed singing along to, but the rest is forgettable. Pump marks the beginning of Aerosmith’s slide into smarmy, cookie-cutter ballads.

American Idiot

Green Day

3/5

Good album. Some of Green Day’s best songs are here, but there’s a lot of filler too.

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

I like this record. Nowhere close to a favorite, but a nice trip down memory lane.

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

4/5

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

Great record. Somehow I missed them when they came out, even though I was definitely the target audience.

The Score

Fugees

5/5

Love this record. In the running for best hop record of all time. Hit after hit, the only issue I have is the skits between the songs. They were a staple of 90s hip hop, but not one I loved.

Ray Of Light

Madonna

2/5

Not for me. With exception of the title track, the songs all bled together into an hour long trance-y adult contemporary blur.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

4/5

Great record. A classic.

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

3/5

This was really fun. Not a favorite, but one I might revisit from time to time.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

The album is well made. The performances are good. But it didn’t really do anything for me.

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

3/5

Fun record. I’m not sure why it’s on the list of 1001 albums, but it wasn’t bad.

Miriam Makeba

3/5

This was a fun listen, and one of the great things about this project.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Great record. A real mix of sounds, but Zeppelin has better records, and I want to leave room to differentiate.

Pornography

The Cure

4/5

Not a Cure record I knew very well. But I enjoyed its Moody and atmospheric sound.

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Lovely. I don’t think I knew any of the songs, but it was an enjoyable listen.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

Best Christmas record ever.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

2/5

I’ve never been able to get onboard with Eminem. He is undeniably talented, but he applies his talents in a direction that makes it difficult/impossible to enjoy his work.

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

4/5

It’s interesting that there are still bands from the 60s that I haven’t heard of. This was a fun listen.

Rocks

Aerosmith

2/5

I don’t love Aerosmith, but I like them. This is the second Aerosmith album I’ve run into on this platform, and neither was one that I would pick.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

5/5

Great record. Front to back quality.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

4/5

Good record. I haven’t listened to anything other than Closer or Hurt in years. I’m glad I had to today.

Berlin

Lou Reed

2/5

I love Velvet Underground, but I just can’t get into Lou Reed’s solo work.

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

4/5

I enjoyed this record. Much more approachable thank some of their other work.

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Good record. I don’t think there’s any such thing as a bad Jimmy Hendrix record.

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

2/5

If you had told me that this was your friend’s pub band, I would easily believe you. Nothing about this album sounds like something I have to listen to before I die.

Moby Grape

3/5

It was ok. Most of it wasn’t available, but liked what I heard enough.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Great record. Filled with hit songs

The Man Who

Travis

1/5

I can’t believe this album is one I have to listen to before I die. Dull and soporific, I almost drove the car into a ditch.

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

2/5

I’m not sure I ‘get’ Tom Waits. People love him, but I side from a couple songs, I really don’t understand.

Tical

Method Man

3/5

He is a talented rapper, but I don’t think any songs really stand out as being great on this album, with the possible exception of Method Man, which was already on Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers).

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

My favorite Zeppelin album. Love every track.

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

2/5

This is ok. I didn’t dislike listening to this record, but it didn’t really do anything for me either.

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

4/5

So many favorites here. And others I didn’t know well before.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

3/5

I’ve never really listened to anything by Arcade Fire. It was good, but it’s not really for me.

Document

R.E.M.

5/5

Love this record. I think most REM albums would be a 4 or 5 star record.

Microshift

Hookworms

1/5

This is another one that I don’t really understand how it got on a list like this.

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

5/5

Great record from another band that I had never heard of until today.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

One of the best albums to come out of the 90s alternative scene, if not THE best. Two hours long, but it still manages to maintain a cohesive sound and vibe that makes the longer run time fly past.

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

3/5

John Lydon is the worst, but this record isn’t. I fully expected to hate it, and I did hate Religion I. But the rest of the album was kind of good.

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

2/5

Not great. Every song sounds the same.

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

The Kinks

4/5

Fun album. I’m familiar with the Kinks, but not with most of the songs on this album.

Very

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Nice record, but it’s missing one or two great songs. The songs on the record are all pretty similar.

The La's

4/5

I liked this record. I knew “There She Goes”, but the rest of the album was great too.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

5/5

I miss this kind of hip hop.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

5/5

It’s incredible that this can be the fourth or fifth best Dylan album and still be this good. It has all-time great songs like Subterranean Homesick Blues and Maggie’s Farm.

New York Dolls

5/5

One of my favorites. There are no bad songs here.

Roots

Sepultura

4/5

I was prepared to hate this. I’m not a fan of this kind of scream-singing. But the music, incorporating sounds and rhythms that aren’t common in metal, is outstanding.

OK Computer

Radiohead

4/5

I like this album a lot, but not as much I feel like I’m supposed to.

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

3/5

I’ve never loved Dinosaur Jr. I’ve seen them in concert 35 years ago, and I enjoyed it, I think, but I never bought the albums or sought them out. Listening to this record doesn’t feel like something that will change that.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

2/5

It’s fine. It doesn’t stand out at all from the rest of the late nineties alternative pretenders.