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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Slim Shady LP Eminem	5	3.28	+1.72
Be Common	5	3.35	+1.65
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Public Enemy	5	3.36	+1.64
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) The Kinks	5	3.39	+1.61
The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem	5	3.47	+1.53
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan	5	3.61	+1.39
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar	5	3.64	+1.36
Odessa Bee Gees	4	2.72	+1.28
Live At The Harlem Square Club Sam Cooke	5	3.76	+1.24
Harvest Neil Young	5	3.81	+1.19

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
C'est Chic CHIC	1	3.34	-2.34
What's Going On Marvin Gaye	2	3.94	-1.94
Among The Living Anthrax	1	2.86	-1.86
Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman	2	3.79	-1.79
Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette	2	3.72	-1.72
Hounds Of Love Kate Bush	2	3.62	-1.62
Kenza Khaled	1	2.59	-1.59
The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden	2	3.58	-1.58
Head Hunters Herbie Hancock	2	3.55	-1.55
Songs For Swingin' Lovers! Frank Sinatra	2	3.52	-1.52

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Artist	Albums	Average
Eminem	2	5

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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

Popular Reviews

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos · 1 likes

4/5

Love the album. Majority of the tracks are fantastic. Doesn’t get old!

1-Star Albums (3)

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Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

3/5

Enjoyed it. First half better than the second half. One of their best albums

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

2/5

Interesting. Somewhat. Couple good songs, nothing I’d revisit. Maggot brain has some great guitar!

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

3/5

Pretty good pop-soul music. Good listen!

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

It’s Blitz,” the third studio release by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, stands out as a fantastic entry in the band’s discography. The album cover is striking and memorable, perfectly setting the tone for the music within. This record showcases a compelling blend of electronic and indie rock elements, resulting in a sound that feels both fresh and familiar. From start to finish, every song on the album stands out, making it a consistently engaging listen with no weak moments. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the band, “It’s Blitz” is sure to impress with its energetic style and creative production.

C'est Chic

CHIC

1/5

Awful, awful, awful. Didn't even make me jiggy.

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

2/5

Very strange band. They have a lot of albums and definitely a few show up on this awful list. And from what I have heard, this is the best one. And it’s not that good. Couple decent songs but…weird. Wowee Zowee, maybe Pavement liked them?

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

2/5

better then I thought to be honest. But not my cup of tea. Like her better as an actress.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

Iggy Pop’s Lust for Life is an electrifying journey from start to finish, perfectly blending the raw energy of Stooges-era punk with infectious, Bowie-infused pop hooks. With David Bowie himself contributing keyboards and backing vocals throughout, the album pulses with a unique synergy—gritty yet undeniably fun. From the moment the title track kicks in, Lust for Life grabs your attention with its driving rhythms and rebellious spirit. The album doesn’t let up, serving up track after track of high-octane rock that’s both aggressive and melodic. While “The Passenger” stands out with its hypnotic groove and singalong chorus, every song here is a banger, showcasing Iggy’s charisma and Bowie’s pop sensibility. Whether you’re drawn to the punk edge or the catchy melodies, Lust for Life is a wild, enjoyable ride that never loses its momentum. It’s a must-listen for fans of both artists—and for anyone looking for an album that’s as fun as it is fierce.

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

2/5

Not for me. Found it boring.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

One of the best Hip-Hop albums of all time. Own this on vinyl. So may awesome songs on this.

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

3/5

It was ok….nothing exciting. It didn’t hurt my ears.

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

2/5

Very boring classic rock.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

2/5

Boring. Elevator music. Didn’t hate it. Would never play it.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

3/5

Pretty good Classic Rock album

Tidal

Fiona Apple

2/5

I mean, you can tell she is talented. She was 21 when she wrote this. But, not my thing. One or two … ok songs, but majority, boring.

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens Of The Stone Age

3/5

I have listened to this a few times before. While not my favourite thing to listen to it’s not bad. A couple of tracks stand out somewhat and could make a 90s rock playlist. Not something I would revisit much though

Kenza

Khaled

1/5

Ummmmm. Nope

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

3/5

Enjoyable. Some good psychedelic. I also thought too much to drink (not dream!)

London Calling

The Clash

3/5

It’s classic punk rock. Some great songs (London Calling, Jimmy Jazz, Rude Can’t Fall, The Guns of Brixton, Wrong ‘em Boyo, Death or Glory, The Card Cheat). Not something I’d listen to often, but it ain’t bad. Pretty good album for the year in which I was born :)

Different Class

Pulp

4/5

Great album.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

5/5

Amazing album. Not something I throw on a lot anymore but when it came out, this was insane. Very different than anything else at that time.

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

2/5

Wasn’t my thing. Wasn’t awful, but not sure why this is an album I had to listen to….

Among The Living

Anthrax

1/5

Nope!

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

First track was awesome. Not a huge Jazz fan but liked this. A mix of blues and Jazz. Prior to listening, I assumed this was going to be a reggae album.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

3/5

Not my fav. Bowie album but pretty good.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

2/5

Hard to stay awake to this while listening on my morning commute. Every song sounds the same (as Ben mentioned). Reminds me of the crappy music you hear on New Year’s Eve in time square. Didn’t like. zzzzzzz

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

5/5

A classic Hip-Hop album. I first got this back in 1993 while I was part of the BMG music club. I got this and a Conway Twitty album, picked completely random. Never got into the Twitty album but this one changed my view of Hip-Hop. So good.

Odelay

Beck

4/5

2nd best Beck album. Love The Dust Brothers.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

2/5

Not really a fan. Only song that stands out is that song that played over and over again on Stranger Things.

Tracy Chapman

2/5

Not something I typically listen to. Not horrible. I’d probably give it a 2.5 stars.

2112

Rush

3/5

Classic background music rock. Wouldn’t ever put this on myself but if it came on while listening to classic rock radio, I wouldn’t mind.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

Great Indie Rock from the 90s. Fun album. Standout track is track 4: Alright.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Classic Christmas Musc

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

3/5

Enjoyed this. Definitely deserves to be on this list.

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

2/5

Never been a Prince fan. Listening to this (again) did not change this fact

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

2/5

Did not like this much at all. I don’t think I like a lot of 80s music.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

Great album !

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

3/5

Not my fav Prodigy album (Experience is the best!!) but this one is good.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

3/5

I think this is my favourite of her two albums (two? I think). Quite enjoyable. Not typically a genre I’d listen to.

Dire Straits

3/5

Wasn’t overly familiar with this group. Besides Sultan. I liked it though. I have a feeling if I listened to it a lot it would grow on me quite a bit.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

4/5

Love the album. Majority of the tracks are fantastic. Doesn’t get old!

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

3/5

So much classic roc this week. This is another pretty good album. A few songs are definitely in my 60’s / 70’s rock playlist.

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

3/5

Not something I’d listen to on a regular basis. I have listened to this many times in the past. Very influential and you can tell. Listen to Renegades of Funk by Rage if you haven’t heard that before.

Adele

3/5

It’s ok.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

2/5

The singles are the stand outs. Maybe only because I have heard them 100 times. I find her a little cringy.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Probably my least favourite ATCQ album, but still very good.

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney

2/5

Not a big fan. Sounds like noise. I know this was a Cobain fav…but I never really got this.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

2/5

Pretty cheeeeezy.

Violator

Depeche Mode

3/5

It’s ok. Didn’t blow me away. Stand out tracks IMO are Sweetest Perfection, Personal Jesus and Enjoy the Silence.

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Amazing album. Not my favourite LZ but I don’t think there is a bad one.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

3/5

It’s ok…some decent tracks. Too long. Not nearly as good as their pre-pop phase.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

Great album. Some fillers but for the most part very consistently good.

Elephant

The White Stripes

5/5

Amazing album start to finish.

Common

5/5

2nd best Common album IMO. Very very good all the way though.

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

3/5

Pretty fun set of oldies!

Ghosteen

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Didn’t know the context til’ I read destroy-fun…. Which was after I listened to it. Would listen again with this in mind. I kind of listened to this on the train while not really paying attn to the Lyrcs. Music kinda just made me want to sleep. Anyway.

One World

John Martyn

3/5

This was ok. Never heard it before. Not something I’d go back to likely.

Caetano Veloso

3/5

I liked the music. Not really the vocals. But it was ok.

Play

Moby

4/5

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

Amazing album. My favourite Radiohead album and one of my favourite albums of all time.

Fly Or Die

N.E.R.D

2/5

Didn’t enjoy it all that much. Surprisingly, I had never heard a single song from this. Most of it sounded the same.

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

Listened to it a lot back in HS.

Mott

Mott The Hoople

3/5

Better than I thought. Decent classic rock, haven’t really heard any of this before. Nothing special but nothing not special.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

3/5

Some classic songs but not his best album for sure!

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

I don’t think any comments are necessary.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

3/5

Some good tracks. Not a big big fan of 80s hip-hop (with some exceptions). But there are a couple stand out ones on this one that moved me to a 3

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

2/5

Nope. Not a fan. Very boring. Glad it’s over

Hotel California

Eagles

3/5

Not a big fan of this group. At least the two albums that have listened to. This is overall ok…background music. With the exception of the first and last track everything else is just ok.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

2/5

Not my music taste at all.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

5/5

Classic. One of my all time favourite Hip-Hop albums ever.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

3/5

Not something I’d listen to often. Feel like it would be good music to listen to in an Irish bar (not sure why).

Back In Black

AC/DC

3/5

Not my favourite band. Not really music I listen to. This one is alright though. Some classic songs.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

Actually liked it much better than I thought I would. Enjoyable. Lots of tracks I have heard before.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

2/5

Overall found it kind of boring and uninspiring

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

2/5

I can see how one would like it if they like it.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Great live Johnny Cash. Have this on vinyl. Always enjoy listening to this.

Whatever

Aimee Mann

2/5

Not for me. Can’t understand why this album made this list.

Dog Man Star

Suede

3/5

Way better than I thought it was going to be. Enjoyable. I had never heard a single song on this album.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

2/5

Not my thing.

Hejira

Joni Mitchell

2/5

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

2/5

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

2/5

I have never been a Marvin fan. Neither the name nor the music.

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

3/5

Way better than I expected. Never heard of this dude. Enjoyed a lot of it.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Great album!

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

5/5

Back to back 5 star albums!

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

I’ll give it a 4 star but this album is definitely not their best. Lots of fillers. I think if you could trim this down to maybe 10 or 12 songs it would be a classic!

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

3/5

Strange that they picked this one.

Horses

Patti Smith

2/5

Did not really like much of this

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Not a big Bruce fan. He sounds kind of creepy. This album is pretty good though.

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

5/5

Great album.

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

2/5

Not for me.

Drunk

Thundercat

2/5

Not a fan of this weird jazz/funk/r&b mash.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

3/5

Good album. Some great songs.

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

Great album. Great group.

LP1

FKA twigs

2/5

Never have been a fan of this poppy r&b stuff.

Harvest

Neil Young

5/5

One of the best Albums ever! So good, don’t get old!

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

3/5

Not too bad. Nothing I would listen to on the reg. I liked that Neil Young cover.

Kimono My House

Sparks

3/5

Interesting. Mix of ABBA and queen. Didn’t hate it.

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

2/5

I know I probably just don’t get it but I really don’t. It’s not bad, musically, just boring.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

3/5

Not bad for what it is. Very listenable album.

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

2/5

I had heard this before and enjoyed it a little better this time. Not something I will listen to often, some decent blues / world music

Music From Big Pink

The Band

4/5

Great classic rock album!!

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

Another great classic rock album. Great band. Enjoyable all the way through.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

3/5

Not a big Smiths fan or 80s rock, but this one is pretty good. An enjoyable record, even if he is a despicable due.

Destroyer

KISS

2/5

It’s not my genre. Recognized a song or two. Not awful. Not great.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

Had never heard this before. I liked it. Need to Liley listen a few times. A different sound

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

I don’t know if I have been living under a rock but I had never heard this before. I know Sam Cooke but haven’t listened to a lot of his stuff. This live album was so good. One of the best soul albums I have ever heard. Amazing!

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

4/5

Heard this many times. Great album.

Disintegration

The Cure

3/5

Not a big Cure fan, I don’t know a lot of their stuff. This was ok…found it somewhat boring though.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

Probably his best album. Listen to Illinoize by Tor if you haven’t heard it before.

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

3/5

It’s a band I’d love to like but not a big fan of that album. With the exception of the first and last track the rest is boring.

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth

2/5

Nope. Glad it was short.

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

3/5

Weird. But some of it quite nice. Weird.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

Great album. Couple duds but most of it is really good. 4.5.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

4/5

Great album. Some real classics!

São Paulo Confessions

Suba

3/5

Better album compared to Bebel!

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

2/5

Glad it was relatively short.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

Very good album. Love Joplin’s voice and some great guitar!

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

2/5

Not a fan of I get that this is iconic. Influenced so many. Etc etc. but most of it (besides the message) is not very good. A few awful R&B poops on this too.

Odessa

Bee Gees

4/5

I love old Bee Gees stuff. What a strange group.