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Album	You	Global	Diff
A Rush Of Blood To The Head Coldplay	5	3.44	+1.56
Odelay Beck	5	3.45	+1.55
Definitely Maybe Oasis	5	3.53	+1.47
Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen	5	3.69	+1.31
Metallica Metallica	5	3.77	+1.23
You Are The Quarry Morrissey	4	2.86	+1.14
The Man Who Travis	4	3	+1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Os Mutantes Os Mutantes	1	2.97	-1.97
At San Quentin Johnny Cash	2	3.78	-1.78
Orbital 2 Orbital	1	2.7	-1.7
1999 Prince	2	3.59	-1.59
Unknown Pleasures Joy Division	2	3.48	-1.48
We're Only In It For The Money The Mothers Of Invention	1	2.46	-1.46
Aqualung Jethro Tull	2	3.43	-1.43
Locust Abortion Technician Butthole Surfers	1	2.39	-1.39
This Is Fats Domino Fats Domino	2	3.37	-1.37
Horses Patti Smith	2	3.31	-1.31

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Led Zeppelin	2	5

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Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart · 1 likes

2/5

3.0/10 Thought this was pretty horrible...

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen · 1 likes

4/5

7.0/10 Liked this one quite a bit. They have such a cool sound. There were some really solid tunes but others didn’t hit for me. Will definitely come back and listen to this one again.

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All Ratings

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

8.0/10

The Doors

4/5

8.0/10

Urban Hymns

The Verve

4/5

7.0/10 Pretty solid..

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

2/5

4.0/10 Difficult listen for me...

1999

Prince

2/5

3.0/10 Surprised by this one... the songs were way too long!

Low-Life

New Order

4/5

8.0/10 Wow what a surprise this was. Never listened to early New Order before and loved the guitar heavy tracks. Thought some tunes sounded like The Cure and Nine Inch Nails. Really enjoyed this one!!

Dry

PJ Harvey

3/5

6.0/10

Document

R.E.M.

3/5

6.0/10 Some solid tunes but felt it was inconsistent overall.

Sound Affects

The Jam

3/5

5.0/10

The Coral

3/5

6.0/10 Liked about half of the songs.. pretty interesting.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

2/5

4.0/10

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

2/5

3.0/10

The Bends

Radiohead

5/5

10.0/10 One of my favourite albums.... first perfect score for me.

Os Mutantes

1/5

2.0/10 Oh man this was a tough one to get through. I was tempted to bail halfway through in case things got better but it was more of the same. Rough listen for me! First 1 star that I’ve given out. :(

Kimono My House

Sparks

2/5

3.0/10

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

1/5

1.0/10 This was horrible for me.. couldn’t get past the 3rd song!

Diamond Life

Sade

4/5

8.0/10 Liked this a lot more than I expected.. must be because I’m old..lol

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

5.0/10

L.A. Woman

The Doors

3/5

6.0/10

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

6.0/10

Supa Dupa Fly

Missy Elliott

3/5

6.0/10

The Man Who

Travis

4/5

8.0/10

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

3/5

6.0/10

The Real Thing

Faith No More

4/5

8.0/10 Another big album for me in high school...

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

3/5

5.0/10 Didn’t dislike it as much as some others..

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

4/5

8.0/10 Loved listening to this in high school- super nostalgic for me.

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

2/5

3.0/10

Pornography

The Cure

3/5

5.0/10 Very depressive.. all songs were similar.

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

8.0/10

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

2/5

3.0/10 Too much flute.. was driving me nuts.

Metallica

5/5

9.0/10 This was a huge album for me growing up...

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

4/5

7.0/10 Liked this a lot more than I expected!

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

2/5

4.0/10

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

6.0/10

Arrival

ABBA

4/5

8.0/10

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

8.0/10

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

5.0/10

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

3/5

6.0/10

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

3/5

6.0/10 Liked this quite a bit...

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

9.0/10 Classic.. love this

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

3/5

5.0/10

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

8.0/10

Soul Mining

The The

2/5

4.0/10

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

7.0/10

808 State

2/5

3.0/10

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

2/5

3.0/10 Thought this was pretty horrible...

Pyromania

Def Leppard

3/5

5.0/10 May have liked this as a teenager... not so much now.

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

6.0/10

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

4/5

8.0/10 Don’t think I would have liked this as much as a teenager.. but digging it now

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

9.0/10 I totally missed the boat on Fleetwood Mac..didn’t listen to this full album until a year ago. This is a huge favourite for me. Tons of bangers on this one!

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

4/5

7.0/10 Liked this a lot more than I thought I would. Listened through a few times and can see myself listening again if the mood is right.

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

2/5

4.0/10 A lot of the songs sounded like background music for a PlayStation video game.. not horrible but nothing I would ever listen to again.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

8.0/10 This is one of the first records I got growing up.. so I remember listening to this really fondly. Loved the videos as well!

Lost Souls

Doves

4/5

7.0/10 Liked most of this.. will be checking out their other stuff

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

6.0/10 Some classic hits but the rest of the album sounds pretty average. I like a few other of his albums a lot more.

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

4/5

7.0/10

Clandestino

Manu Chao

3/5

5.0/10

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

5.0/10

Legalize It

Peter Tosh

3/5

6.0/10

Traffic

3/5

Will have to go back and listen!

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

3/5

Still need to listen to this one

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

3/5

Need to listen

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

2/5

4.0/10

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Need to listen again

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

1/5

1.0/10 OMG this was horrible for my ears…couldn’t wait until it was over!

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

4/5

7.0/10 Liked this one quite a bit. They have such a cool sound. There were some really solid tunes but others didn’t hit for me. Will definitely come back and listen to this one again.

White Denim

3/5

6.0/10 Didn’t hate this.. there were a few groovy tunes

Doolittle

Pixies

4/5

7.0/10 Pretty great album with some iconic songs

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

3/5

6.0/10

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

8.0/10 When I saw this album it looked like an automatic 1 star for me… but after listening I thought it was absolutely great. Marty’s voice and all the harmonies are amazing. It’s a perfect chill record for a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

7.0/10 Likes this one quite a bit.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

6.0/10 Liked the groove of this.. but a bit too repetitive for me. 4 songs - each over 10 min long was too much for my attention span

Konnichiwa

Skepta

3/5

6.0/10 Pretty interesting.. liked the British accent

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

2.0/10 This was horrible… who would want to listen to this??

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

3/5

6.0/10 Liked some of these covers

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

3/5

6.0/10 Liked the vibe of the songs but not a fan of his singing/talking style

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

2/5

4.0/10

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

4/5

7.0/10 Sounds like a party

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

4/5

8.0/10 Really liked this one

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

3/5

6.0/10

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

3/5

6.0/10

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Need to listen - no rating

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

8.0/10 Great quiet album to play on a lazy Sunday

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

3/5

6.0/10

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

4/5

8.0/10

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

5/5

9.0/10 My favourite Coldplay album

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

3/5

6.0/10

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

8.0/10 Liked this one quite a bit.. super funky

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

2/5

3.0/10

Horses

Patti Smith

2/5

4.0/10

Medúlla

Björk

2/5

4.0/10

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

7.0/10

Vivid

Living Colour

4/5

8.0/10 This was a big one for me in high school

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

7.0/10

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

9.0/10

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

4/5

7.0/10

Violent Femmes

4/5

8.0/10 Really liked this one! Familiar with their hits but other songs on the album are also great.

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

8.0/10

Odelay

Beck

5/5

9.0/10 One of my favourite albums…so weird and awesome

Black Monk Time

The Monks

2/5

4.0/10

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

3/5

5.0/10

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

2/5

3.0/10 Sort of sounded a bit like Jimi Hendrix...but not digging it. Won’t listen again.

Led Zeppelin

5/5

10/10 Love the blues on their debut album.. this is a perfect record for me

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

3/5

6.0/10 Liked some songs.. other stuff is pretty weird

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

3/5

6.0/10 I enjoyed a few songs

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

3/5

6.0/10

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

7.0/10

Scum

Napalm Death

1/5

1.0/10 Had to skip some songs.. too old for this noise and anger

Tical

Method Man

2/5

4.0/10 Not horrible but don’t think I would listen again..

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

8.0/10 Some classic Beatles tunes on this one

Truth

Jeff Beck

2/5

Need to relisten

Bad Company

4/5

8.0/10 Really liked this one

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

6.0/10

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

4/5

7.0/10

Copper Blue

Sugar

3/5

6.0/10 Would listen again

Night Life

Ray Price

3/5

5.0/10

American Idiot

Green Day

4/5

8.0/10

The Stooges

3/5

Orbital 2

Orbital

1/5

2.0/10

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

3/5

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

3/5

6.0/10 Didn't hate it... but there were some weird tunes here

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

6.0/10

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

4/5

8.0/10

New York Dolls

3/5

6.0/10

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

9.0./10 Close to a perfect album for me... I remember a ton of songs were released as singles

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

8.0/10 Lots of amazing tunes but others not so great…

Scott 2

Scott Walker

2/5

3.0/10 Didn’t like this at all… his style of singing drove me nuts

New Forms

Roni Size

2/5

3.0/10 Pretty annoying overall... hard to get through the entire album

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

4/5

7.0/10 Was kind of giving Bee Gees/Beatles vibes. Liked it more than I expected

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

3/5

5.0/10

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

3/5

6.0/10

Close To You

Carpenters

3/5

6.0/10 Too sappy for me...

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

8.0/10 Really liked this

Mott

Mott The Hoople

3/5

5.0/10 Right down the middle… don’t think I’ll listen to this one again

Violator

Depeche Mode

4/5

8.0/10

Tommy

The Who

3/5

6.0/10 Didn’t hate it.. would probably need a few more listens to really appreciate it and follow the story

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

3/5

5.0/10 Didn’t mind it too much- good background music for a massage or something when you don’t need to listen too carefully

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

4/5

7.0/10