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Album	You	Global	Diff
Tigermilk Belle & Sebastian	5	3.22	+1.78
Astral Weeks Van Morrison	5	3.26	+1.74
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.29	+1.71
Here's Little Richard Little Richard	5	3.55	+1.45
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm A Tribe Called Quest	5	3.62	+1.38
Movies Holger Czukay	4	2.71	+1.29
Scott 4 Scott Walker	4	2.8	+1.2
Let It Bleed The Rolling Stones	5	3.81	+1.19
Bad Michael Jackson	5	3.81	+1.19
A Wizard, A True Star Todd Rundgren	4	2.85	+1.15

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Garbage Garbage	1	3.39	-2.39
First Band On The Moon The Cardigans	1	3.3	-2.3
System Of A Down System Of A Down	1	3.27	-2.27
It's Too Late to Stop Now Van Morrison	1	3.25	-2.25
The Sensual World Kate Bush	1	3.18	-2.18
Make Yourself Incubus	1	3.08	-2.08
Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel	2	3.95	-1.95
Dookie Green Day	2	3.79	-1.79
Roots Sepultura	1	2.78	-1.78
Moving Pictures Rush	2	3.56	-1.56

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Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian · 1 likes

5/5

Fan-fucking-tastic!!!! Sheer genius! Stewpot & company shine on this amazing recording!

Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters · 1 likes

2/5

I remember eagerly anticipating the release of this album; knowing the band was composed of former members Nirvana and Sunny Day Real Estate. I remember loving Nirvana’s ‘Heart Shaped Box’ import single,which B-side was ‘Marygold,’ an amazing track, where you can hear Grohl and Cobain switch spots, with Grohl taking on lead vocals and guitar. Upon first listen, years ago, I did not like the direction Grohl was going, upon re-listening I find elements fun but some over-indulgent like the abrupt nods to metal and so-forth.

Sea Change

Beck · 1 likes

2/5

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1-Star Albums (8)

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Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

2/5

Upbeat and fun at times but mostly giving melancholic vibes. It’s as if Glass, Eno and Fripp formed a chamber pop band obsessed with manic depression and suicide.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

3/5

Tracks 1-8 really hit; masterfully produced, akin to old folk murder ballads the story-telling is shocking and raw, but similar to Greek tragedy; satirical and relatable. Slim’s hamartia is on full display. Track 9 feels like a forced cameo and 10 is a path back from the detour. On track 11 we, the demos, once again delve back into the beautifully violent and shocking catharsis of Mathers. 12-15 present more detours and cameos… and then we are faced with the deus ex machina; the full force of Mather’s violent psychosis on track 16. The emotion is palpable. Tracks 17 and 18 are similar to a choral ode.

Skylarking

XTC

3/5

On first listen it sounds like a fun pop album with enough quirkiness throughout to make it interesting. Rundgren’s dynamic production shines. However, some of the lyrics are cheesy and full of contrived rhymes; “the man who sailed around his soul, came back again to find a hole” or “fire they cried, so evil must die” “did you make disease and the diamond blue.” Overall I feel like I should be at some posh garden party, just outside of London, sipping G&Ts, surrounded by obnoxious people and revolting small talk.

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

The Stone Roses

4/5

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

3/5

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Call of the Valley

Shivkumar Sharma

3/5

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

2/5

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

3/5

Chore of Enchantment

Giant Sand

2/5

Copper Blue

Sugar

3/5

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

3/5

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

3/5

Garbage

1/5

Gorillaz

3/5

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

3/5

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

5/5

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

4/5

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

4/5

Mojo-tastic!

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

3/5

Diamond Life

Sade

2/5

Achtung Baby

4/5

Joan Armatrading

4/5

Moving Pictures

Rush

2/5

Imagine if Van Halen was made up of castrated eunuchs.

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

5/5

Fan-fucking-tastic!!!! Sheer genius! Stewpot & company shine on this amazing recording!

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

2/5

How can such a talented artists make such a cheesy, disjointed, and pathetic album? No one can question his skill as a musician, composer, performer, and all around artist, but Damn!, this album is just sad.

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

4/5

Rain Dogs is theatrical like indie films of yore, budding with freakish absurdity and vice. Waits transports us to the back alleys and the outskirts of town where depression mixes with longing and conflict is ripe; a nuanced beauty!

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

3/5

Memorable bars & crazy beats! Bringing anyone to their feet.

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

The Kinks

4/5

The creative genius of Ray Davies; Quay Street carpet-layers and more!

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

4/5

Great album, with some standout tracks, but it ultimately lives in the shadows of Smith’s lofi legacy.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

3/5

This album has some great tracks but at time it feels like listening to rehearsals or demo recordings.

Roots

Sepultura

1/5

They got their name from a Motörhead song but this album is a far cry from Lemmy. Apparently it’s an album even hated by Metal heads for it’s simplicity and trendiness. I could have gone my whole life and my next life, and the one after that, without ever hearing this garbage.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

Amazing vocals, exquisite production. Spector may be a murdering asshole, but damn he was a musical mastermind!

Dummy

Portishead

3/5

90s Trip-Hop classic. Love the 007-vibe of Sour Times and the groovy Magic Mountain sample on Wandering Star. The repetitive slow tempo can get tiresome.

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

5/5

R E S P E C T the Queen of Soul!

Ray Of Light

Madonna

2/5

Madonna trying to be a bit like Bjork….?

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

2/5

Honey!

Fragile

Yes

3/5

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

4/5

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

4/5

Virgin Suicides

Air

4/5

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

2/5

Ten

Pearl Jam

3/5

Unfortunately this album has not aged like fine wine or imported cheese. The late 80s and early 90s production with its over indulgences smack the listener bluntly in the face! I’m not going to lie, when the mood fits, one can rock out hard to this album, but there is always a grungy-camp-factor to that dynamic. I have respect for Vedder and company, but not their strongest work by far.

Foo Fighters

2/5

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

3/5

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

4/5

1984

Van Halen

3/5

High caliber musicianship matched with adolescent buffoonery. Even with the high cheese factor, Eddie and crew craft some of the best riffs to come out of the 80s!

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Technique

New Order

2/5

Parachutes

Coldplay

2/5

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

3/5

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

3/5

I Should Coco

Supergrass

3/5

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

Feast of Wire

Calexico

4/5

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

2/5

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

4/5

Black Sabbath

4/5

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

Let Love Rule

Lenny Kravitz

2/5

Reign In Blood

Slayer

4/5

Epidemic… Postmortem… Raining Blood!!! HELL YEAH!!! WHAT A FINALE!

Make Yourself

Incubus

1/5

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

5/5

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

4/5

Scott 4

Scott Walker

4/5

2/5

3/5

3/5

Michael Jackson

5/5

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

System Of A Down

1/5

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

1/5

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

4/5

Everything you want in a live recording and more! Amazing dynamic performances, excellent recording quality, and the energy and vibe is palpable!

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

Had this cassette back in the day. Never got into it. Would’ve rather listened to Sufer Rosa or Doolittle, but upon listening again it resonates more with me. Definitely appreciate the production and sonic craftsmanship much more.

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

Does EDM get much better than ‘Setting Sun’ ‘Block Rockin’ Beats,’ and ‘Elektrobank?’ I think as a whole ‘Surrender’ is a better album, but the singles from ‘Dig Your Own Hole’ are magnificent!

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

2/5

…the album isn’t really giving me what I want… vocals are nasally and whiny… production is a little too clean… for a Thrash Metal band it sounds Hairspray throughout…

1977

Ash

2/5

Generic mid-to-late 90s Alt Rock 🫤

Odelay

Beck

4/5

Reminds me of a fun Jungle Boat ride at the mouse’s magical kingdom… but seriously Mr. Hansen’s genre blurring 90’s masterpiece still slaps!

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

“I'm all lost in the supermarket. I can no longer shop happily. I came in here for that special offer; a guaranteed personality.” Sheer perfection; much like the rest of this amazing gem of an album… Punk… or Post-Punk at it’s best!

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Dig the ‘Plastic Soul!” You were truly one of a kind Mr. David Robert Jones!

Sea Change

Beck

2/5

🫤

Van Halen

3/5

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

3/5

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

3/5

‘Sweet Little Angel’ is beaut!

Dookie

Green Day

2/5

The title says it all…

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

5/5

Mr Penniman was a true innovator and this debt album helped lay the foundation for Rock ‘n’ Roll!

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

5/5

Germs

2/5

Future Days

Can

3/5

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

3/5

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

2/5

Following the release of ‘Meat Is Murder,’ the Smiths retreated to Manchester to start working on new material. Marr and Morrissey wrote at Marr's home to avoid the trappings of London and pressure from their label; Rough Trade. The next album was produced by Morrissey and Marr and is “far superior“ (as the Brits say) to ‘Meat Is Murder.’ Do yourself a huge favor and listen to the amazing; ‘The Queen Is Dead.’

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

3/5

Fever Ray

2/5

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

5/5

“…the loves that love to love that loves to love that loves to love the loves that loves to love…” Madame George is subtle perfection!

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

3/5

“…Don’t look back in anger…” perhaps the Gallagher brothers should heed their verse.

Pornography

The Cure

2/5

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

2/5

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

3/5

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

2/5

Movies

Holger Czukay

4/5

Random and ubiquitous media dialed in on the telly and the transistor; beautifully meshed with bass slaps, synth noodles, and subtle vocals to create a lush soundscape full of whimsical and dramatic twist and turns.

Metallica

3/5

“…exit light, enter night, take my hand, we're off to never-never land!”; the dark beauty of Metallica!

Elvis Presley

4/5

“NOW GO, CAT, GO!”

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

Ananda Shankar

3/5

Document

R.E.M.

3/5

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

4/5

New Forms

Roni Size

2/5

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

4/5

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

2/5

Pollard‘s continual churning of Lo-Fi musings are not without their gems, but I find the moments of raw beauty few and far between on this 1995 release. I highly recommend listening to his 1996 masterpiece, “Under The Bushes Under The Stars.”

Sincere

Mj Cole

1/5

There’s a smoldering bag on the album cover, but what’s inside isn’t really “fire,” but more “ding-dong-ditch” material.

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

1/5

I don’t know where to begin. Even if you can get past the feigned vocal morphing to hide an absence of range or get past the 90s teen-pop-star-esque lyrics, play the last 20 seconds of ‘Love And Anger’ into the first 20 seconds of ‘The Fog’ and please explain to me how this is an artist that takes their craft seriously.

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

Queen II

Queen

3/5

“Hear me. You Lords and Lady Preachers. I descend upon your Earth from the skies!” -‘Seven Seas Of Rhye’ 🤘

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

3/5

“Let 'em understand perfection. Let knowledge be the tool for suckers to stop guessing. Cause I don't give a fuck about radio play. Observe the English I display.” -‘Parental Discretion Iz Advised’

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

1/5

🫤

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

4/5

“Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven. Fucking 'n fucking 'n fucking in heaven.” “Jack it up, jack up Jack up, jack up Jack it up, jack up.” The beauty is in the repetition. 😎

Rio

Duran Duran

2/5

Vapid 80s pop from MTV darlings; Duran Duran. An arrogant pretty-boy band, that was far more concerned with image rather than substance.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

“Girls just wanna have fun... They just wanna, they just wanna, oh girls, girls just wanna have fun!” -pure 80s gold!

The Modern Lovers

4/5

“I called this number three times already today, but I, I got scared, I put it back in place.” Poor Hippie Johnny. Love this Massachusetts masterpiece!