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Album	You	Global	Diff
Happy Sad Tim Buckley	5	2.78	+2.22
Vanishing Point Primal Scream	5	2.82	+2.18
Get Rich Or Die Tryin' 50 Cent	5	3.04	+1.96
Shaka Zulu Ladysmith Black Mambazo	5	3.09	+1.91
Logical Progression LTJ Bukem	4	2.52	+1.48
Ill Communication Beastie Boys	5	3.65	+1.35
L.A. Woman The Doors	5	3.66	+1.34
Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen	5	3.7	+1.3
Boston Boston	5	3.71	+1.29
Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses	5	3.73	+1.27

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Armed Forces Elvis Costello & The Attractions	2	3.09	-1.09

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The Doors	2	5

5-Star Albums (14)

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Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

The result when four GOATs come together to make an album that would top the charts of Middle-Earth. Without a doubt one of the greatest albums of all time.

The Doors

5/5

Peak 60s, counter-culture era music. Jim Morrison is a legend for a reason and the real unspoken hero is the organist, Ray Manzarek. Would have loved to listen to them live in a smoky club in LA

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

3/5

Not my favorite cup of tea but a solid jazz album.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

Great 80s pop

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

5/5

Another reason why 90s New York hip-hop is the greatest genre/era of all time (also 70s British rock). First time listening to a Beastie Boys album top to bottom and it was a treat. Did not realize how awesome their production and sampling are and some really beautiful instrumentals throughout the album. A new favorite to add to my list of top hip-hop albums for sure

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

One of the greatest debut albums of all time. Awesome album to listen to on the highway. Slash and Axl Rose are a legendary duo

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

Classic Smiths album

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

Absolute classic, proud to own it on vinyl. My personal GOAT for Soul/R&B. Timeless tracks and the instrumentation beautifully supports Marvin Gaye's vocals

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

4/5

Very cool live album. Some nice hits and good sound overall

Legalize It

Peter Tosh

4/5

Beautiful reggae album. Some tracks with a bit of country/folk influences. Nice change in genres compared to the last albums

Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

4/5

Very cool compilation of jungle music. Would listen to while playing a racing game

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Some great tracks and some very questionable ones

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

5/5

Beautiful voices and harmonies. Very unique pick and glad I got to broaden my music taste

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Not my cup of tea and found his voice kinda annoying. Crazy that this album came out in '79. Definitely sounds like it belongs in the early 2000s

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Beautiful guitar and vocals. Some nice jazzy rock tunes and solid album overall

School's Out

Alice Cooper

4/5

Absolute classic

Take Me Apart

Kelela

3/5

Once again, not my cup of tea but I respect it

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

All American album. First complete listen and it was awesome. Many iconic tracks and great guitar and vocals along with some cool electric piano/organ parts

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

4/5

The Smiths have some very underrated musicianship. Johnny Marr is rightfully praised highly but the unspoken hero is the bassist Andy Rourke, who sadly passed a couple years ago.

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

5/5

Wonderful, beautiful album. Some of the best bells/xylophone parts I've heard and Tim Buckley's got a great voice

Ramones

4/5

Classic British punk. Solid rhythm and guitar throughout

Is This It

The Strokes

5/5

One of the best albums from one of the best bands of all time. One of my all-time favorites and I'm glad I got to listen to it again.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

Legendary voice with some legendary songs. Great compilation of tracks and solid album overall

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Nice Neil Young album. Sound mixing of all the instruments sounded so good back then.

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

5/5

Brilliant album. Really cool sections with the tabla and sitar and a great listen with headphones

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Some classics but also not a big fan of Run-D.M.C. I respect their impact and legacy but I'd be lying if I said it was as good as other hip hop groups of the era

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

4/5

Nice indie rock album. First time listening to a full Pavement record and it was on par with others of its genre/era

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

5/5

One of the greatest of all time commercially for a reason. Dr. Dre + 50 Cent such an awesome duo. Great listen during a gym session

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

4/5

I was thinking that this album would work perfectly in Fallout and turns out it is already. The band and backing vocals work so well together. Sends you back to the 50s instantly

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Decent folk album. Similar to some Bob Dylan albums I've listened to.

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

4/5

Really cool 70s rock album. Great vocals and bass and guitar are mixed so well

Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

3/5

Couldn't find a good copy of it so I'll have to come back to it

Leftism

Leftfield

3/5

Not at all when I was expecting but it was okay. Some forgettable tracks and some really cool ones

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

Supertramp is criminally underrated. Musicianship is top notch and unique style with the different keyboard parts

L.A. Woman

The Doors

5/5

The best Doors album and one of the best albums period. Great bluesy sound and vocals from Jim Morrison

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

4/5

Never heard of this band till now. Great punk/rock sound similar to The Clash and KISS. Solid, concise track list and great guitar and vocals throughout

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Not sure if it was a coincidence or on purpose but nice little Christmas album with some classics from the Ronettes.

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

4/5

Nice jazz album. Great drums and bass. Good atmosphere created throughout the album

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Really solid indie/alternative album. Cool, almost psychadelic keyboard in some tracks and nice vocals and sound

Paul Simon

4/5

Pleasant folk album, nice acoustic guitar and vocals

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

One of my favorite alternative albums of all time. So many iconic tracks and peak musicianship throughout the album

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

2/5

This might have been iconic or groundbreaking at the time, but it has not aged well. Mid bars and boring production. Another reason East Coast >>>>> West Coast

Boston

5/5

Undisputably one of the greatest debut albums of all time. The original Tame Impala with Tom Scholz leading the show. His guitar skills are massively underrated. Lead singer also has some insane pipes and the harmonies with his own vocals is awesome

The Next Day

David Bowie

3/5

Never knew this album existed. I like David Bowie but this was just a very mid album. Still got his distinct sound and style but nothing really interesting

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Great reggae album. Beautiful tracks and vocals are Bob Marley's vocals hard to beat