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Album	You	Global	Diff
Debut Björk	5	3.38	+1.62
Stand! Sly & The Family Stone	5	3.43	+1.57
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	5	3.5	+1.5
Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club	5	3.67	+1.33
Deja Vu Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	5	3.7	+1.3
You Are The Quarry Morrissey	4	2.86	+1.14
Superfuzz Bigmuff Mudhoney	4	2.93	+1.07

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
I Against I Bad Brains	1	2.93	-1.93
Damaged Black Flag	1	2.86	-1.86
Now I Got Worry The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion	1	2.52	-1.52
There's No Place Like America Today Curtis Mayfield	2	3.37	-1.37
Chirping Crickets Buddy Holly & The Crickets	2	3.29	-1.29
Teen Dream Beach House	2	3.27	-1.27
High Violet The National	2	3.24	-1.24
Machine Gun Etiquette The Damned	2	3.16	-1.16
Life's Too Good The Sugarcubes	2	3.08	-1.08

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Hookworms · 1 likes

3/5

I’ve never heard of this band. Upon reading its background and genre, it’s a) surprising I hadn’t heard of them and b) surprising that I did like the album more. This is theoretically my type of music. But it was very much just “ok.” Maybe if I listened more I’d like it better, so I’m not giving it a 2.

1-Star Albums (3)

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Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

3/5

I liked it. It wasn’t AMAZING but I did like it. Will listen to it again today. Got a little bit of Hot Chip vibes.

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

It was ok. Of course the hit is a classic. Also liked the Llama one, Pocahontas, and Welfare Moms a distant third.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

A Night At The Opera

Queen

4/5

I like the Prophet Song. I like the Lazing Sunday song. The Good Company song felt very Beatles to me. Appreciate the use of harp and ukulele and just all the great guitar riffs. And of course Bohemian Rhapsody is truly a classic, beyond iconic song. But I don’t think I can give the album a 5 just because of that. It’s really good. But I don’t think it’s a 5 for me.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Giving this a 2 doesn’t really feel 4. It’s hardly more than a 3 for me though. Cinnamon Girl Is pretty good. Down By The River just reeks of misogyny too much. I kind of liked the Requiem song.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

2/5

Look - to give this album 2 stars seems harsh. But the songs all sounded the same. Nothing was that great/ the Blue Monday one was best. Perhaps the lyrics are poignant but I don’t really pay attention. Sorry, Curtis.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

5/5

I was thrilled to see this. Love this album and have not listened to in years. Chicago is a masterpiece. I’d say the album is more of a 4.5 to 4.75 lol. But have to round up and I believe it deserves 5 stars all the way through! John Wayne Gacy, Jr hit me differently this time bc I now know who he is.

Paris 1919

John Cale

2/5

I really didn’t like this. Giving it a 1 feels extreme bc I sense the man has some talent. But this wasn’t for me. I feel like I want to give it a one, but I will give it some credit. As one review said. Definitely some goofy English stuff lol.

Melodrama

Lorde

4/5

This album is a solid 4 maybe 4.25, but not a 5 star for me. I like it, solid pop album. Jack A knows what he’s doing. I’m surprised to see it was on Rolling Stone’s list of 500 greatest albums ever. I didn’t think it was *that* great. Perhaps it has to grow on me with listening a few more times. Either way; solid, good bops!

En-Tact

The Shamen

3/5

Tbh I liked this for the most part. Giving it three stars. Considered two but that’s not fair considering I gave several albums a 3 and I probably enjoyed them less. I like electronic music so it was mostly fine for me.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

I want to give this album a 4 mostly for Pump it Up but it’s not a 4 for me. Not after 1-2 listens. Not a huge Elvis Costello appreciator, but this album helped. Radio, Radio is good too. But just mid overall for me.

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

I’m going to give this a 4. I’m shocked tbh. Any time I hear the Who on the radio I usually kind of roll my eyes and change it. I don’t know why. Just was never a huge fan. But they are classic for a reason. The drums are kicking on this album. There are quite a few hits, that actually are good, I just have been overexposed to them. I actually did mostly like it.

Debut

Björk

5/5

This one surprised me and then I saw everyone else’s ratings. First of all, the harp, the orchestra…. It’s so 90s too. So happy to have discovered this one!

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

4/5

This was a huge, pleasant surprise. In my mind I scoff at Cat Stevens, I don’t really know why. Just do. But I liked this!

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

I enjoyed this for the history and culture around it. Fun little ditties. Nothing that really really caught and grabbed me but I felt like it still deserved a 4.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

When I think of Elvis I guess I mostly think of the sound of his earlier music. Upon listening and of course seeing the release year I realized this was a bit later on in his career. It definitely has a more produced sound, which at times is good. Some of the songs are pretty sappy but also touching, like the Daddy Don’t Cry one and the one about Mama’s roses. Nothing amazing about this but certainly not bad, I generally enjoyed it.

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

This was very much just fine. Feels better than a 2. I did like the use of strings in ambulance song and the banjo and vibe of Turnstile song. This is my third Neil Young in three weeks. He’s fine but I don’t see what’s so great.

Roger the Engineer

The Yardbirds

3/5

This was Ok. Some of the tunes were groovy, such a cool 60s sound. But not a 4 for me.

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

2/5

I struggle between giving this a 2 or 3. Feels like I give everything a 3. I appreciated the 90s/80s sound and the historical significance of Bjork.

Damaged

Black Flag

1/5

This is absolutely not my type of music. I think I have to give it a 1. I did like the TV watching track.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

4/5

This was a shocker. Granted, when I read it was the Sgt Peppers of hip hop, that probably already biased me more positively. But when this album came up I was immediately disappointed. I historically don’t like the Beastie Boys. This album surprised me, in a good way. I still Probably won’t seek out listening to the Beastie Boys per se, but I did enjoy this and might even listen again!

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

This was better than I anticipated but just ok.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

This album is pretty fire. I didn’t love every track but there’s so many true bangers on it, I had to give it a 5.

I Against I

Bad Brains

1/5

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney

4/5

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

3/5

This was just OK. Didn’t speak to me. Surprised it’s regarded as so great.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

3/5

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

Duck Rock

Malcolm McLaren

3/5

Just OK.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

3/5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

5/5

This album is a classic, amazing.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

This is good. A classic. Enjoyable all The way through.

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

4/5

I had no idea there was so much Morrissey hate. The comments are hilarious. He was pretty smarmy and self righteous but I kind of thought it was funny. I enjoyed this album more than I thought I would.

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

2/5

Teen Dream

Beach House

2/5

I can’t believe this but I’m giving it a 2. Not that great. Don’t understand the hype. But it’s the sort of thing I theoretically would like. But I really didn’t enjoy this much at all. Boring.

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

4/5

I wanted to give us a five, but it wasn’t quite there for me. However, I did really enjoy it. I wasn’t sure about “Run, Baby, Run” as an openers I listened to it again and it grew on me. When I heard “The Na-Na Song” it unlocked a deep memory of me listening to this on cassette or CD, I cannot remember. But I like that song a lot and I did as a younger person. I had completely forgotten about it. I appreciate what she tried to do with that jazz influenced number “We Do What We Can” at the end. Solid 4, maybe almost 4.5 for me.

Real Life

Magazine

3/5

I had never heard of this band. I did enjoy the album and I wasn’t sure I would. Not sure how I feel about “post punk,” but I enjoyed it and felt the New Wave vibe. I’m glad to have been exposed.

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

1/5

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

I really liked this! I thought it was very good.

Station To Station

David Bowie

4/5

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets