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Album	You	Global	Diff
Private Dancer Tina Turner	5	3.3	+1.7
There's No Place Like America Today Curtis Mayfield	5	3.37	+1.63
Diamond Life Sade	5	3.44	+1.56
Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash	5	3.48	+1.52
Blue Joni Mitchell	5	3.49	+1.51
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	5	3.63	+1.37
Sex Packets Digital Underground	4	2.67	+1.33
The Score Fugees	5	3.69	+1.31
Superfly Curtis Mayfield	5	3.7	+1.3
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys	5	3.73	+1.27

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Album	You	Global	Diff
...And Justice For All Metallica	1	3.42	-2.42
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Wilco	1	3.31	-2.31
Clube Da Esquina Milton Nascimento	1	3.13	-2.13
Double Nickels On The Dime Minutemen	1	3.12	-2.12
Rocks Aerosmith	1	3.12	-2.12
Country Life Roxy Music	1	3.11	-2.11
Nighthawks At The Diner Tom Waits	1	3.01	-2.01
Will The Circle Be Unbroken Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	1	2.98	-1.98
Come Find Yourself Fun Lovin' Criminals	1	2.92	-1.92
Master Of Puppets Metallica	2	3.72	-1.72

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Artist	Albums	Average
Curtis Mayfield	2	5

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Metallica	2	1.5

5-Star Albums (11)

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

Popular Reviews

Tommy

The Who · 1 likes

3/5

It is less compelling without the visual element for me, the music is cohesive but feels one note for me when trying to listen while doing something else - it really requires my full attention to pick up all the different things going on. The underture is where it got going in this listen.

1-Star Albums (9)

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Tommy

The Who

3/5

Dummy

Portishead

3/5

Very 90s, not in a bad way but you can hear their influence on lots of things that came after. The vocals are sparse but that feels purposeful, can feel same-y after awhile but as a result is very cohesive.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

2/5

The guitar playing is sick for sure, cannot be denied but not my scene. So screamyyyy.

Play

Moby

3/5

Hadn't listened to this in a long time but really enjoyed the back half of the 'complete' recordings with stuff I hadn't heard before. South Side and Bodyrock remain favorites. 3/5

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

A master at work. Foxy Lady, Purple Haze, and Fire all still sound amazing. 4/5

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

My first favorite Beck album, reminds you of what heartbreak really feels like.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Have never been a big stones gal but I’m starting to understand

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

I like so many CCR songs and I didn’t realize how stacked this album was. So many jams.

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

2/5

Pretty forgettable, not bad but the Americana inflected, white guy rock is not doing much for me

Elvis Presley

3/5

Blue suede shoes is obviously a classic but a lot of the other songs don’t yet have his distinct vocal performance

War

4/5

So great, Sunday Bloody Sunday kicks it off perfectly and I love the guitar instrumentation

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

4/5

This album is shockingly good. I only knew Lovefool but this whole album is really solid and has a lot of great songs.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

A classic, can't be denied. Their best album in my opinion.

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

It reminds me a ton of oasis but it seems like these fellas were first? Catchy tho, I like the opener and the guitar instrumentation.

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

Starts off pretty scream-y before going into some stone cold classics. Heart shaped box, all apologies, dumb, rape me are all-time favorites.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

5/5

This is a great album. I can hear how much of an influence on Prince he is through some of the early tracks. Short but effective.

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

4/5

I really liked this album (outside of the most egregiously misogynistic parts) esp come clean and jungle music.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

2/5

Not as impactful as when I first heard it but the guitar parts are better than I remember and I appreciate politically overt music when people often are scared to say something inflammatory

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

1/5

I know people love this band but I’ve just never been able to figure them out. The whole album is so glum (except for heavy metal drummer)

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

2/5

It’s fine.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

5/5

Judy blue eyes would honestly be enough to give this 5 stars. It’s such a gorgeous album, I never get sick of it.

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

1/5

I’m not really a bossanova person, it’s not bad it just doesn’t really do anything for me

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

3/5

It’s tough bc the album is good but wow the misogyny hits harder as an adult.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

This album is beloved but I feel like it’s never been a massive favorite of mine, though I enjoyed it more this listen and his version of Hallelujah is my favorite. Also def noticed the influence on Thom Yorke.

The Score

Fugees

5/5

Brilliant album, I'm always impressed by Lauryn Hill, she can do it all and has such a unique flow

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

Not my favorite Beatles album and the first disc is superior (except for Helter Skelter) but it’s still objectively awesome

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

1/5

Not particularly memorable or remarkable for me

Teen Dream

Beach House

2/5

I’ve just never been able to really get into this band. I find it to be kind of a snoozefest.

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

2/5

Kind of overwrought and dramatic, a few good songs but not what I know and love (or expect) of The Bee Gees, sounded kind of Beatles-y/John Lennon in parts

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

2/5

Not really my jam, I can hear how influential it is and I like the cover of "Be Thankful for What You've Got"

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

3/5

Fell in love with a girl is still great and you can see the seeds of their future greatness

Different Class

Pulp

2/5

Common people is obviously well known and reasonably catchy but the rest is kind of a snooze for me

Odelay

Beck

3/5

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

4/5

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

3/5

I liked it more than I expected to, can def hear the Bowie influence

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

3/5

First exposure to maiden, liked it more than I expected, the guitars are incredible

B-52's

The B-52's

2/5

It’s ok, not really my jam. A little screechy/dissonant at times

No Other

Gene Clark

2/5

Not bad but kind of forgettable, would rather listen to the Byrds

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Didn’t realize how many versions of classic Christmas songs were from this album specifically, Phil Spector is scary but the songs are good

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

It’s just so good, Ice cube was so ferocious and the production is really good

Gorillaz

4/5

I only knew the singles but I really like this album, will def return to it

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

I love the Killing Moon so much but the rest of the album bled together a bit, I think I will like it more on repeated listens.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Epic, Karen O is a true rock star.

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

2/5

This is nice but not really my thing

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

5/5

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

2/5

I can tell this is objectively good, I just am not a jazz lover. Certain screechy horn sounds make me feel violent.

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

1/5

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

3/5

I prefer pink moon but I liked it

...And Justice For All

Metallica

1/5

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

I liked this, never listened to much nick cave before

Diamond Life

Sade

5/5

This album is so good, their music always sounds kind of timeless bc it doesn’t chase trends and Sade’s voice is so ethereal and otherworldly.

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

2/5

Ya know I’ve just never been able to properly get into the dead. It’s good but doesn’t hit me where I live.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

1/5

Not my bag, I liked the purely instrumental tracks but I can’t handle two hours of this.

Country Life

Roxy Music

1/5

I just can’t get into them. I think the vocal and musical delivery are too similar or something, I find it boring, nothing hooks me.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

4/5

They had such a clear perspective right out of the gate. Obviously they would go on to do more sophisticated albums but this is great

Hotel California

Eagles

2/5

Never got that into the eagles beyond knowing a few songs and of course the title track. Not really my bag

Another Green World

Brian Eno

3/5

I liked this more than I expected because I’ve never been able to get into Roxy music.

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

3/5

It was ok

Violent Femmes

3/5

What a way to start. Kind of tapers off for me tho and the last song was a bit sus.

1984

Van Halen

2/5

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

2/5

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

1/5

Good to finally learn where the Jackass theme came from

The Blueprint

JAY Z

4/5

Rocks

Aerosmith

1/5

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

5/5

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

2/5

She has a great voice but not my thing

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

4/5

This shouldn’t work but I loved this album. A mix of so many strange things and very 80s but I dig it.

Moving Pictures

Rush

3/5

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Perfection. All time fav.

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

Arctic Monkeys

5/5

I love this band and I love this album, can’t believe it’s been 20 years

Pump

Aerosmith

3/5

Presence of Janie’s got a gun and love in an elevator elevate it slightly. Liked the closing track too.

Pornography

The Cure

4/5

Not my favorite Cure album lyrically but I love the atmosphere

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Lovely, beautiful album. What a body of work.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

Brilliant.

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

All along the watchtower makes it essential

Talvin Singh

2/5

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

4/5

I love Elvis Costello and this is an epic debut.

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Genius. Perfection. Brilliance.