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Album	You	Global	Diff
Different Class Pulp	5	3.42	+1.58
Electric Warrior T. Rex	5	3.54	+1.46
Dire Straits Dire Straits	5	3.72	+1.28
American Idiot Green Day	5	3.76	+1.24
Infected The The	4	2.92	+1.08
All That You Can't Leave Behind U2	4	2.98	+1.02

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine	2	3.99	-1.99
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You Aretha Franklin	2	3.94	-1.94
Pet Sounds The Beach Boys	2	3.93	-1.93
I Am a Bird Now Antony and the Johnsons	1	2.84	-1.84
The Low End Theory A Tribe Called Quest	2	3.7	-1.7
The Score Fugees	2	3.69	-1.69
Remedy Basement Jaxx	1	2.68	-1.68
Illmatic Nas	2	3.6	-1.6
Devotional Songs Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	1	2.58	-1.58
Aja Steely Dan	2	3.46	-1.46

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Illmatic

Nas

2/5

Not my thing.

Blackstar

David Bowie

4/5

Understandably dark, I'm quite a fan of Bowie's work. For me this is not one of the best, but it was interesting.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

In was fun.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

3/5

It was ok, I was expecting to like more than I did.

Moon Safari

Air

3/5

Interesting, enjoyed some of it.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Great, know it well.

The Blueprint

JAY Z

2/5

Not for me.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

3/5

Good music, struggle with his voice.

Amnesiac

Radiohead

2/5

Very down beat, it was ok.

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

3/5

A good beat, I enjoyed it.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

Enjoyed.

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

3/5

Enjoyed, good lyrics.

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

2/5

Really not my thing, just don't get it. 😕

All That You Can't Leave Behind

4/5

Good beat more my thing.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

I liked some of it, maybe after listening to it several times, I may decide I like the whole album?

Os Mutantes

2/5

Weird. Like all the crazy bits of the Beatles on one album.

I Against I

Bad Brains

3/5

Another one I quite liked, had echoes of Billy Idol.

Bad

Michael Jackson

4/5

Not completely my thing, but nevertheless I enjoyed it. Great rhythm.

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

2/5

Bit too soft for me, not my thing, but did not offend.

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

4/5

Familiar, I enjoyed it.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

3/5

It was ok, would listen to Arcade Fire again, given the right mood.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

4/5

Good album.

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

1/5

Wrong culture, not for me.

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

2/5

Surprisingly light with an up beat, nevertheless it did not ring my bell.

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

3/5

Obviously great musicians, some of the music certainly sounded familiar, not my thing, but it was easy listening and not poison to the ears.

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

2/5

Doesn't really go anywhere, but more than just random sounds. Again not my genre.

Rage Against The Machine

2/5

Liked some of the music, interesting and some familiar riffs. Found the overall sound too much by the end of the album.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

2/5

Liked the familiar songs, but in the end I got bored.

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Devo

2/5

Didn't float my boat.

Snivilisation

Orbital

2/5

Very repetitive, I got bored. I can imagine dancing to some of it, if you were off your head. Some tracks had a good beat.

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

2/5

Difficult listen.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Some great classics, she has a great voice.

Rapture

Anita Baker

2/5

This did not do much for me, although I liked her voice. Was not catchy enough for me.

Raw Power

The Stooges

3/5

This wasn't bad, quite a mix of genre influences, quite punky in places, long before punk. This is for me a 3.5 rating, need to listen to it again.

Permission to Land

The Darkness

4/5

Enjoyed this, what a voice and great guitar licks.

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

2/5

Very talented, but not for me.

2112

Rush

3/5

Enjoyed it, reminded of Led Zeppelin and echoes of Yes in some of the softer vocals.

The Grand Tour

George Jones

2/5

Very boring, for me. 😴

Superunknown

Soundgarden

4/5

Actually enjoyed this.

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

2/5

Ok, didn't excite me.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

3/5

Quite interesting, I enjoyed it, probably worth another listen.

Liquid Swords

GZA

2/5

Enjoyed some of this in parts, but as a whole I got bored, not my thing.

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

4/5

Just so familiar.

Different Class

Pulp

5/5

Didn't like Pulp at the time, but I do. Classic album.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

2/5

More melodic than most, but still not my thing.

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

3/5

The Clash

3/5

Enjoyed, some great tracks. Great early punk.

The Score

Fugees

2/5

A bit more melodic and professional sounding, but still not my thing!

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg

3/5

The working mans poet. Enjoyed most of the tracks, but they were all very similar, can't get too excited about the album.

Dire Straits

5/5

Great

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

5/5

Fantastic.

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

Actually enjoyed this album, I've never listened to this before, even though I'm familiar and like their hits. Some of the tracks were quite catchy, need to listen to the whole album again.

Raw Power

The Stooges

3/5

Already rated this, see my previous review.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Quite fond of some of Tom Petty's hits, first time listening to this album, it was good.

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

3/5

Not my genre, but you have to admire the musicianship. I recognise at least two tracks, Pennies from heaven and Take Five, quite enjoyed the later.

The World is a Ghetto

War

2/5

This didn't do much for me, not my thing.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

4/5

Lots of energy and great guitar riffs, enjoyed most tracks and absolutely loved "Sweet Child o' Mine", which ups the rating for me!

Tracy Chapman

4/5

It quite surprised me, but I really enjoyed this album, I'm not aware of Tracy Chapman, except I recognise Fast Car. I think she has a great voice, will definitely listen to the album again.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Good for Christmas, but there are many albums like this.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

2/5

Like the fact there is a story line, but this is still not to my taste.

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

3/5

Quite enjoyed this album, really liked half the tracks. Such an unusual voice.

A Northern Soul

The Verve

3/5

Not bad at all, really enjoyed some tracks, interesting music.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

3/5

This is not a bad album, but it also isn't a great one. It did not do much for me, the music was ok.

Aja

Steely Dan

2/5

Ok second Steely Dan album in a row. Nothing wrong with the music, just doesn't go anywhere, I got bored.

Drunk

Thundercat

2/5

What a mixture of musical styles, not my thing.

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

1/5

At first I thought what an unusual voice, then I thought when will the album end! Thankfully there were only 10 tracks on the album 🤯

The Specials

3/5

I like the Specials, this album contains some great tracks, but also some weak ones. Nevertheless, the rhythm is great and you could dance to most! It's a 3.5 from me.

American Idiot

Green Day

5/5

One of my sons had this album, it contains catchy singles. Great musicality and very fond memories.

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

2/5

Big fan of Pink Floyd and this album had some echoes of early Floyd, however I found some of the tracks on this album to be slow and weird and there was no enjoyable musical interlude. Also, I wasn't massively impressed by all of early Floyd.

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

Great energy, an enjoyable album, love the lyric "Oh, I know I'm being used That's okay, man, 'cause I like the abuse". This is another of those 3.5 ratings for me.

Infected

The The

4/5

I surprisingly enjoyed this album, I am amazingly unaware of this groups catalogue, but maybe I listened to it and the right moment?

Ingenue

k.d. lang

2/5

Found it a bit uninspiring, the only track I mildly liked was the last track, which had a bit more zip to it. I won't be buying the cd.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Great harmonies, generally uplifting music, a few well known tracks that are great. One or two tracks are a bit bland. Overall I secretly liked the album. Gentle and non offensive.

Rio

Duran Duran

3/5

I enjoyed the singles reminding me of an important time in my life. I enjoyed the electronic synth experimentation. The music isn't particularly to my liking, but it's ok.

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

3/5

Do not know this band, quite like their sound. I felt I drifted in parts, proof it did not completely hold my attention.

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

1/5

Boring, mostly just noise a couple of tracks resembled music e.g. the last track "Being with U', but they were meh.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

The guy has a great voice, but I found the whole album a bit slow. Also, he talks too much! Still prefer The Stranglers version of "Walk On By".