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Album	You	Global	Diff
Bitches Brew Miles Davis	5	3.3	+1.7
Ramones Ramones	5	3.58	+1.42
Illmatic Nas	5	3.6	+1.4

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
A Rush Of Blood To The Head Coldplay	1	3.44	-2.44
Is This It The Strokes	2	3.81	-1.81
Definitely Maybe Oasis	2	3.52	-1.52
Tom Tom Club Tom Tom Club	2	3.03	-1.03

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Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

4/5

Fun, catchy country album.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

Probably great, but Bob's voice is grating and the songs aren't particularly exciting. It's definitely catchy and well-played, but I'll probably save listening to this album again for my retirement.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

4/5

I was prepared for overly self aware weirdness but there are legitimately great tunes in here. I really like it. For a 70 minute double album it really doesn't feel like it overstays its welcome.

Imagine

John Lennon

4/5

Ubiquitous megahit title track aside, this is a great collection of catchy blues influenced rock songs. I really enjoyed this!

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

4/5

Tom Tom Club

2/5

Bit shit, innit? I found this album annoying as fuck.

Roots

Sepultura

3/5

I would probably have loved this if I'd heard it in 2000.

Protection

Massive Attack

4/5

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

5/5

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

2/5

It’s definitely well-written and (relatively) well-played, but a lot of it is boring as fuck and goes on for so long. Some of the filler tracks (Shaker Maker, Columbia) are nearly six minutes long. I fucking hate Oasis.

Illmatic

Nas

5/5

Hip-hop is not my favourite genre but when it is done well it is undeniable. This is one such instance. A classic.

Is This It

The Strokes

2/5

I remember how big this album was when it came out. Copycats popped up overnight but never really bothered to listen to it. ‘Last Nite’ is a tune but the rest of it is bland as fuck. As I was listening to it I kept asking myself; ‘Is this it?’

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

3/5

It’s a good listen but not really sure it needs to be on this list. It’s basically slightly demented blues rock featuring Captain Beefheart’s enjoyable Howlin’ Wolf style vocals.

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

4/5

I always avoided Brian Eno because I thought he was pretentious rubbish for 6Music dads. I was either completely wrong or I’ve become a 6Music dad. Either way, this is just fun slightly weird pop music. Will check out more of his discography. I still hate Roxy Music.

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

4/5

She has a great voice and some good varied songs.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

1/5

‘People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can’t trust people.’ It’s incredible how ubiquitous this album is. I’ve never listened to it before and I knew most of the songs, which is incredible when they are as bland and insipid as this.

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

4/5

Ramones

5/5

I learned to play bass along to this album 20+ years ago. The first and the best.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

3/5

Ehh, it’s okay. Not really my thing. Not sure why it’s on this list.

Purple Rain

Prince

4/5