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Album	You	Global	Diff
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain Pavement	5	3.24	+1.76
Heaven Or Las Vegas Cocteau Twins	5	3.37	+1.63
Iron Maiden Iron Maiden	5	3.41	+1.59
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	5	3.5	+1.5
Bummed Happy Mondays	4	2.64	+1.36
Master Of Puppets Metallica	5	3.73	+1.27
All Things Must Pass George Harrison	5	3.82	+1.18
Disintegration The Cure	5	3.85	+1.15

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Who Killed...... The Zutons? The Zutons	2	3.14	-1.14
Henry's Dream Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	2	3.11	-1.11
Porcupine Echo And The Bunnymen	2	3.09	-1.09
Heartattack And Vine Tom Waits	2	3.07	-1.07

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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

4/5

I did not think that I would enjoy this at all. Good vocal performances with stylish 80s/90s production. Starts off great, takes a slight dip in quality towards the end. Nevertheless a positive surprise. 7/10

The Joshua Tree

4/5

One of the first vinyl records I ever bought! The first 3 song run on this might be up there with the greatest starts to an album ever, but the rest is not quite as good. Even though I'm not a fan of other U2 albums, this one holds a special place in my heart. 8/10

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

3/5

On paper this is a solid hip hop record with quality production and versatile rapping. Yet for some reason I still remain unimpressed. While the quality of the beats is quite consistent, the rhymes and deliveries often lack sauce, making the overall listening experience somewhat bland for me. 6/10

Disintegration

The Cure

5/5

Easily the best Cure album, and one of the greatest albums of the whole decade. I really don't have anything unique to say about this album. Classic. Timeless. 9/10

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

4/5

I have a soft spot for 60s pop music. I love the eery and spacious instrumentation combined with her sweet vocals. Just lovely. 7/10

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

5/5

Still waiting for him to finish the rest of the states... Just a beautifully crafted album with intricate songwriting and a strong concept. One of my favorites. 9/10

California

American Music Club

3/5

It's alright. The only memorable tracks for me were Western Sky, Firefly, and the closer. Bad Liquor seems out of place. 5/10

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

Probably the greatest Metallica record, or at least the most consistent one. Filled with great riffs and insane solos. Classic. 9/10

Abraxas

Santana

3/5

Great guitars, cool atmosphere. Incident at Neshabur is transcendental. I might have to smoke a blunt and give this another go. 6/10

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

I'm not a huge fan of Southern Blues Rock, but ZZ Top sounds quite tight and focused on this album. Could imagine drinking a case of beer and smoking a carton of cigarettes to this album easily. 6/10

The Pleasure Principle

Gary Numan

3/5

Overall enjoyable, somewhat repetitive. 5/10

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

2/5

I haven't heard a lot of Tom Waits albums, but I feel like this one was caught in the middle of his transition from traditional piano ballads to a more experimental sound. While some of the bluesier tracks in my opinion work nicely, the rest is not for me. 4/10

Iron Maiden

5/5

Easily their best album. Paul's vocals combined with killer riffs, solos, and overall songwriting give this record a unique sound that they never replicated on later on. CLASSIC! 10/10

Hotel California

Eagles

3/5

Standard inoffensive rock music from the seventies. A bit too dull for me, but has strong highlights. 6/10

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

Classic 70s album full of hits. What's not to like? Nothing too spectacular though, easy to listen to. 7/10

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

Influental, not fully realised sound. I prefer their later albums. Still cool though. 6/10

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

3/5

One of the most unique albums I've ever heard. Surely also very influential, but doesn't do much for me. Human Cannonball rocks though. 5/10

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

5/5

Perfect. 10/10

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5

The second best Beach Boys album right after Pet Sounds. Consistent all around, but there are a few weaker tracks on the A side. Overall very nice, and often overlooked. 8/10

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

5/5

One of the most important indie records of all time. All killer, no filler. 10/10

Porcupine

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

I'm still waiting for this band to click for me. Ocean Rain didn't do it for me except for a few tracks, and this album is following the same trend. I'd rather just go listen to the Sound or the Cure. The Cutter rips though. 5/10

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

3/5

Marley Marl's production has aged gracefully. While LL Cool J is charismatic and flows pretty well for 1990, the album has this dated sound that bothers me a bit. 6/10

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Top 3 Joni for sure. 8/10

Raw Power

The Stooges

4/5

This is insanely good. The only thing that really bothers me, are the several various mixes and versions that all sound kinda bad. Some mixes on YouTube fix this issue though. 9/10

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

So fucking smooth, give me an icy cold bev on a beach somewhere with this shit playing on the background oh yeasss. I should listen to more bossa nova. 8/10

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

3/5

I like the 90s alt/grunge sound this album has, but something about Dulli's vocal delivery and lyrics just do not work for me, leaving me somewhat unsatisfied. 6/10

Henry's Dream

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

This is the third album I've tried from Nick Cave, but I just can't get into his music. I can't even describe why that is. 4/10

Foo Fighters

3/5

Ahh the nostalgia. Honestly the best or second best Foo Fighters album, despite its rawness and weird lyrics. Their sound on later albums is just so fucking bland. 7/10

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

3/5

Not a huge blues guy, sounds cool but not really my thing. 5/10

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

2/5

Inoffensive rock music from the UK. I liked some of the songs, but the album's overall blandness made me kinda bored. 5/10

Traffic

4/5

This is a great rock record with no misses. Strong songwriting paired with good production. 8/10

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

The king sure could sing. 60s soul does it for me once again. Good album. 7/10

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

3/5

Even the great charismatic force that is Ray Charles could not save this album from repetitive big band irritation. The more laid back tracks on the b side without constant horn blasting are actually quite enjoyable. 6/10

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

One of the strongest double albums of all time. Simply phenomenal. 9/10

Mothership Connection

Parliament

3/5

Influential and fun, what's not to like? Well, for me this is an album that I just can't fully connect with for some reason. Maybe I'm just too boring for this. 5/10

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

3/5

It's ok. I'd rather listen to a Thin Lizzy live album though. 6/10

Bummed

Happy Mondays

4/5

So fucking groovy and cool. 7/10

Metallica

3/5

The last good Metallica album. Has some great tracks but pales in comparison to their 80s output. 6/10

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Fantastic Christmas album. I've already listened to this a few times this year, absolute classic. 8/10