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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Yes Album Yes	5	3.31	+1.69
American Idiot Green Day	5	3.76	+1.24
At San Quentin Johnny Cash	5	3.8	+1.2

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Axis: Bold As Love Jimi Hendrix	1	3.79	-2.79
What's Going On Marvin Gaye	2	3.94	-1.94
Atomizer Big Black	1	2.72	-1.72
The Chronic Dr. Dre	2	3.33	-1.33
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Wilco	2	3.3	-1.3
The Bends Radiohead	3	4.01	-1.01

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The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

4/5

Beautiful renditions of THE authors of the Great American Songbook. A lot to digest in a single day

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They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

2/5

The album grew into itself as it went along, but in the end, not my cup of tea.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

3/5

Some iconic tracks, but to me, there is too much false anger of the Slim Shady persona.

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Killer start with "Good Times, Bad Times". What a way to kick off an album Never been a huge Zeppelin fan, but this album shows off their influences well. It's eclectic in its own way, but the foundations of everything we know the band to be are all right there from the jump.

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

Loved this album since it first came out. Owned it on vinyl. Most of these songs are still regular radio staples.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Classic and hardens back to simpler times for the genre

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

4/5

Beautiful renditions of THE authors of the Great American Songbook. A lot to digest in a single day

The Doors

3/5

Not a huge Doors fan, but another killer track to open

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

1/5

I found that the genius of Hendrix was not really on display here.

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

2/5

Apt title, because most of the 39 minute runtime of this album is a study on the title track. Lmost every track is a variation on the original theme, which while interesting to a student of music, can be rather one-note to the layman. Perfect transition into "Mercy, Mercy Me" is a plus.

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

3/5

Surprised me. Very of its time.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Not as many bangers as his later albums, but the genius of Stevie is on full display

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

2/5

Not bad, but not my cup of tea. If Metallica, P!nk and Evanescence raised a child, I think Skunk Anansie would be it

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

4/5

Not the biggest Costello fan, but I liked it

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

2/5

Great beats and Nuthin' But a G Thang is a classic, but the album themes and use of certain language made me feel incredibly uncomfortable.

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

4/5

An album ver of its time. I have always loved the title track

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

3/5

Not a huge Oasis fan, but 3 stars for Don't Look Back in Anger

The Bends

Radiohead

3/5

American Idiot

Green Day

5/5

A classic that defined the band. While not a Green Day fan, I can appreciate what they've done and how this music defined the late '00s

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

Another album that just is not my thing, but I can appreciate the appeal that makes my kid want to have watched the Super Bowl lol

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

2/5

Felt like I was in the soundtrack for a Wes Anderson movie

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

3/5

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Raw Power

The Stooges

3/5

Not a punk fan, but I liked it

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

3/5

You're a Stones guy or a Beatles guy... ...and I am a Beatles guy. "Sympathy" is a great opening, though

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

5/5

My 6th grade teacher rolled this album out to us and introduced us to A Boy Named Sue. I was excited to listen to this one again

The Yes Album

Yes

5/5

Loved this. As a huge Genesis fan, this hit hard

Atomizer

Big Black

1/5

No.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Green

R.E.M.

4/5

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

3/5

Honestly surprised. I was dreading this one, fearing it would be like last week's offering, but there is a surprising amount of subtlety and nuance for the genre. And there's a straight ballad, which earns a star by itself.

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

Not familiar with them coming in. Felt like a Mashup of Talking Heads, the Kinks and some B-52s. Nothing really resonated with me though

Truth

Jeff Beck

3/5

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

3/5

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell