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Album	You	Global	Diff
What's That Noise? Coldcut	5	2.77	+2.23
Live / Dead Grateful Dead	5	2.81	+2.19
Rip It Up Orange Juice	5	2.9	+2.1
The Contino Sessions Death In Vegas	5	2.9	+2.1
Foxbase Alpha Saint Etienne	5	2.95	+2.05
Pelican West Haircut 100	5	2.97	+2.03
Truth Jeff Beck	5	3.16	+1.84
McCartney Paul McCartney	5	3.25	+1.75
In The Wee Small Hours Frank Sinatra	5	3.27	+1.73
Music From Big Pink The Band	5	3.35	+1.65

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Hard Again Muddy Waters	2	3.6	-1.6
Public Image: First Issue Public Image Ltd.	1	2.42	-1.42
Music for the Masses Depeche Mode	2	3.37	-1.37
Elvis Is Back Elvis Presley	2	3.17	-1.17
Too Rye Ay Dexys Midnight Runners	2	3.12	-1.12
Rid Of Me PJ Harvey	2	3.12	-1.12
Rubber Soul Beatles	3	4.11	-1.11
Another Music In A Different Kitchen Buzzcocks	2	3.08	-1.08
Floodland Sisters Of Mercy	2	3.06	-1.06

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Frank Sinatra	2	5

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1999

Prince · 1 likes

4/5

Fun and some dark moody funk on here. Also incredible that this was his fifth album in five years.

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Your Arsenal

Morrissey

4/5

4 out of 5. Fun album. Did not know what to expect having not listened to much of his discography.

1999

Prince

4/5

Fun and some dark moody funk on here. Also incredible that this was his fifth album in five years.

Diamond Life

Sade

5/5

What a great debut album. It is a whole vibe.

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Different than the other Velvet underground’s discogory. Shows their versatility.

The Doors

4/5

Solid set of songs. At times energetic, moody, and contemplative all with a psychedelic theme through out. Classic 60’s era album.

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Classic rock and roll foundational album.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Great Voice. Giving me great weekend morning vibes.

Survivor

Destiny's Child

4/5

Fun Album and some great harmonies. Usually not my style but found myself bopping along to several songs.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

A lot more moodier/ darker than I expected. Vocals and music felt a bit more alternative than pop. The band was great but that bassist was amazing!

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

5/5

One of the defining albums of the early 2000’s. Great vibes and love that the psychedelic feel made it back to the radio. Has that Flaming Lips influence.

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

3/5

Blues/psychedelia from the late sixty had some bright spots, but did not quite hit the mark for me. Would be willing to give it another listen.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

5/5

Absolutely one of my favorite albums from one of my favorite bands. Who knew a Canadian band could be so good at capturing the American sentiment so well.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

5/5

Great collection of songs from one of the best known crooners.

Hotel California

Eagles

3/5

A few good tracks. The title track, life in the fast lane, new kid in town, and victim of love. The rest of the album just feels kind of meh.

Doolittle

Pixies

4/5

Clearly an influence and a glimpse of what was to come in the 90’s alternative rock/grunge. Some surprisingly catchy parts.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

I did not like Wings when I was younger. I was a Beatles purist. Then I grew up. This is a great album.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

3/5

Not my favorite Beatles album.

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

2/5

The album with Come on Eileen I think I was expecting something different. I was disappointed. I felt the second half of the album was better. I throughly enjoyed the instrumental portions.

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

3/5

Will be giving this another listen. Not super familiar with anything other than their pop hits. Listened to it while I was working, so did not feel I got the full feeling of the album. Could see their influence in Trey and phish.

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

4/5

What a great album. Hope there is more of this on the list.

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

1/5

I want to give three stars just for the ambition of the album. (One of the defining albums of post-punk). Opening track is 9 minutes and last track is 7 minutes!!! However the lead singer/vocals ruined it for me . I get that it is likely the point but the vocals range is from the vocals that people use to make fun of pretension singers who take themselves to seriously to just downright awful. Will only be 1 or 2 stars.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

Pet sounds is one of my absolute favorites a master class in pure pop production. Also a little deeper than its sound.

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

4/5

Some great late 80’s hip hop. A classic.

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

Just another Beck album that shows his versatility and willingness to change his sound.

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

4/5

Have not listen to any of their stuff. Really enjoyed this. Will listen again and look forward to hearing more from them.

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

2/5

Liked some songs. Found that I could not really get into it.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

4/5

Moody, dark and broody from post-punks pioneers Joy Division.

Homework

Daft Punk

4/5

Great to electronic/dance album.

Different Class

Pulp

4/5

Sassy, sardonic, and witty.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

5/5

Everytime I listen to this album it bring me great joy and remember what a gem of an album it truly is.

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

3/5

Good blues/early alt-country album!

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

Great Guitars. Great Drumming.

Play

Moby

5/5

Great electrician/pop album

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Great Sunday Morning/ Brunch vibes and stellar vocals.

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

4/5

Great early psychedelic album from the Syd Barrett era of Pink Floyd. I like Saucerful of Secrects from the early Floyd era.

Cross

Justice

4/5

Lovely dan/electronic album that goes hard and gets me moving.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

This album is banger after banger. The one stars just do not get Eminem. The absurdity is the point.

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

4/5

Have never heard Baaba Maal before. It was a fun album. It reminded me of Paul Simon’s Graceland at parts and Vampires Weekend(both heavily influenced by African music)

Van Halen

4/5

Van Roth over Van Hagar. Classic hair metal band with one of the most iconic guitar players to have ever played the instrument. The bass player on this album is also great.

The Last Broadcast

Doves

4/5

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Great funk and soul album. First track has that sneaky funk for a pretty serious theme. Higher Ground and dont you worry bout a thing always gets ya movin.

The Real Thing

Faith No More

3/5

Mike Patton the most interesting voice in rock and roll. I knew of epic and it has always been one of my favorite songs but never listened to anything else. I like this album. I head some things that would become what metal/post hardcore/alternative would come to sound like in the next two decades.

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

3/5

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

Classic 90’s Album.

Throwing Muses

3/5

More Specials

The Specials

4/5

Never really listened to the Specials and I don’t know why this was great! I listen to the deluxe reissue. Great blending of different genres of music.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Classic Christmas Songs from one of the best producers of all time. Classic wall of sound production and some of the best studio musicians ever, the wrecking crew!

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

3/5

3 classsic Rock songs on this. Slash is an incredible guitarist and axel’s vocal range is pretty incredible. I like more song then I thought I would, but the songs sounded similar.

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

3/5

Fun Disco album.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

Solid funk/soul album

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

4/5

Great blues album

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

4/5

Great sneaky funkiness.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

I liked this album more than I thought!

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

4/5

Fantastic progressive rock album from one the greatest guitarist and composers in rock.

Live / Dead

Grateful Dead

5/5

Great album that I believe captures the energy of early dead shows. (I was not born yet so I can not say for sure)

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Great Soundtrack.

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Another great Stevie Wonder album!

Justified

Justin Timberlake

4/5

Classic early 2000 pop banger. Great production from Timberland as well.

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

Technique

New Order

3/5

I give it a 3.5

The Cars

3/5

One of their better albums.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

Might be my new favorite MJ album.

Signing Off

UB40

4/5

Fantastic reggae/dub album.

2112

Rush

4/5

Untitled (Black Is)

SAULT

4/5

Great r&b album and more will definitely check out more by them.

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

A nice sonic journey.

Franz Ferdinand

3/5

Sound and reminders of the early aughts. Would give 3.5 if I could.

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

This wasn’t bad but I feel Bowie has better albums. His treatment of Wild is the Wind was nice.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Get the Led out!

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

One of my favorite Pink Floyd albums. Shine On are bright spots to the album but the whole album is excellent. The 50 anniversary has some nice extras.

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon

3/5

Dude rock with solid blues/garage band foundation. A few bright spots

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

4/5

Love this and the surprise exorcists theme !

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

2/5

Not bad UK Punk has some decent bass lines.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

Some bright spots. I would give it 3. Stars if I could.

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

3/5

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

4/5

Ctrl

SZA

4/5

I liked it more than I thought I would.

War

4/5

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

3/5

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

4/5

Truth

Jeff Beck

5/5

Solid blue guitarist and great guitar album!

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

5/5

Never heard of them prior to listening to this. What a great album!

American Idiot

Green Day

3/5

Tical

Method Man

3/5

Some decent tracks on here. The beats were great. Would give 3.5 if I could.

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

5/5

The 60’s sound meets dream pop meets house music. Winner!

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

5/5

One of the best mood albums!

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

Classic country album from one of the greatest.

Manassas

Stephen Stills

4/5

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

Have not listen to much of the cure other than their radio hits. This was good I especially like the live cuts on the deluxe release. Would give 3.5 if I could.

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

2/5

Wasn’t bad it’s just not my thing/ was not feeling it.

Pelican West

Haircut 100

5/5

I love this album. I feel this album does not get talked about enough when 80’s music is discussed.

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

3/5

It’s a nice album. I would give it a 3.5 if i could.

B-52's

The B-52's

3/5

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

3/5

This was just meh. There are better Britt-pop albums from this same time.

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens Of The Stone Age

4/5

I feel if I was ever in the desert this album would be playing in my head.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

3/5

Don’t listen to much Kayne but did find this album enjoyable.

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

3/5

Interesting mix of blues, garage rock, and punk.

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

Didn’t hate it. Not gonna gush over it.

Fever Ray

3/5

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

2/5

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

4/5

What a great electronic album that sounds like it could have been made today. I imagine these songs are sampled.

Fishscale

Ghostface Killah

4/5

Some great storytelling on this one. The beats are pretty great as well.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

3/5

Would give 3.5 if I could.

What's That Noise?

Coldcut

5/5

OG electronic/house banger!

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

3/5

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

2/5

Would give 2.5 if I could. I think violator is a stronger album.

Paul Simon

4/5

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

3/5

Another Green World

Brian Eno

4/5

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

2/5

Okay blues album but heard better.

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

Devo

3/5

I like it for what it is.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

5/5

One of Dylan’s best.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

Absolute banger!

evermore

Taylor Swift

3/5

Like it better than I thought, but still lean more towards her more pop-driven albums.

The Band

4/5

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

McCartney

Paul McCartney

5/5

Great album. Momma miss America sounds like a song that could have come out today.

The Score

Fugees

3/5

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

Great Jazz Album from one of the legends!

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

4/5

The beats/music on this album are unique takes that really work. The lyrics can be a little juvenile and silly but is a great counterpoint to the other rap/hip hop around the same time.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

3/5

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

3/5

Revolver

Beatles

4/5

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

3/5

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

4/5

Surprised at how much I like this album. It was like The Doors meets Punk meets goth.

Guero

Beck

4/5

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

One of my top 5 favorite albums! The vocals the music the mood everything. A true talent taken away too soon.

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

Have not listen to a lot of The Who, but this album is fantastic!

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

4/5

Classic from the great American Songbook done by one of the best!

Destroyer

KISS

3/5

I like it more than I thought and care to admit

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

5/5

One of my favorite 80’s albums

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

Note my favorite live album but decent.

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

3/5

I think I like Tidal better, but would give this a re-listen for sure.

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

Had some classic Hendrix songs.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

4/5

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

3/5

Pure 80’s synth gold

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

4/5

I only listened to this album once before today and not really liking it. However, upon relisten, this album is incredible. The bass in some of these songs is smoking.

Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

4/5

I loved the absolute rawness of this album.

OK Computer

Radiohead

4/5

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

2/5

Like a few songs just was not feeling it. Would give 2.5 if I could.

The Contino Sessions