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Album	You	Global	Diff
Paris 1919 John Cale	5	2.96	+2.04
Midnight Ride Paul Revere & The Raiders	5	3	+2
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Genesis	5	3.07	+1.93
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon	5	3.25	+1.75
Queens of the Stone Age Queens Of The Stone Age	5	3.3	+1.7
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Ray Charles	5	3.49	+1.51
So Peter Gabriel	5	3.53	+1.47
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme Simon & Garfunkel	5	3.62	+1.38
The Genius Of Ray Charles Ray Charles	5	3.63	+1.37
KIWANUKA Michael Kiwanuka	5	3.74	+1.26

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Head Hunters Herbie Hancock	1	3.54	-2.54
Spiderland Slint	1	2.97	-1.97
Vulgar Display Of Power Pantera	1	2.97	-1.97
Second Toughest In The Infants Underworld	1	2.86	-1.86
A Grand Don't Come For Free The Streets	1	2.65	-1.65
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	2	3.5	-1.5
Sign 'O' The Times Prince	2	3.45	-1.45
Blunderbuss Jack White	2	3.39	-1.39
Eliminator ZZ Top	2	3.37	-1.37
xx The xx	2	3.36	-1.36

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Artist	Albums	Average
Ray Charles	2	5

5-Star Albums (11)

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The Wall

Pink Floyd · 1 likes

5/5

Somehow I'd never listened to this in full before but it is extremely up my alley. I'm only a quarter into the album and it's already 5 stars for me.

1-Star Albums (5)

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Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

3/5

The mix of spoken word poetry and the clever turns of phrase kept me engaged. There were some really impressive tracks but on the whole it didn’t really hook me and don’t think I will be listening to this album again.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

4/5

I had heard some of their earlier stuff but this was the first time listening to this album. I really enjoyed it, I can foresee putting this on when I need something chill to listen to when focusing on work. Very dreamy, very vibey.

Queen II

Queen

3/5

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

4/5

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

1/5

This album was the perfect reminder of why I hate listening to jazz.

Peter Gabriel

5/5

PG is my main music guy so I will happily listen to this again for the millionth time with fresh ears but the versatility! The range and power of his voice! The Kate Bush! Peter Gabriel is a genius and this album is his thesis statement (and it’s not even my favourite of his work).

The Joshua Tree

3/5

This was … fine. I still get emotional hearing With or Without You because it reminds me of the brilliant finale of The Americans but otherwise this album was basically just background noise to me.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

3/5

This is firmly Not For Me but I understand why other people vibe with it.

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

2/5

I did not enjoy this at all but it feels unfair to give it 1 star so I’m grudgingly rounding up to 2 because it’s not bad, it’s just very much not for me

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

4/5

Listening to this while squinting at a computer screen trying to focus on my work made me feel like a dollar store version of Carrie Mathison from Homeland (complimentary)

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

Somehow I'd never listened to this in full before but it is extremely up my alley. I'm only a quarter into the album and it's already 5 stars for me.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

3/5

This is another solidly Not For Me album, but I can appreciate the artistry behind it and why other people like it. I can't believe I enjoyed an Iron Maiden album more than Herbie Hancock (never again) but life is a rich tapestry, I guess.

Rage Against The Machine

4/5

Having only heard the higher profile singles from this album, I enjoyed getting to listen to every track all the way through. Certainly captures my mood given the way 2025 keeps 2025ing in newly creative and horrible ways.

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

2/5

This is solidly … fine … but I will stick to Duran Duran for my 80s synth pop needs.

Kala

M.I.A.

3/5

I tried to go in with an open mind but the Qanonsense she's been spewing the past few years really made it difficult to finish listening. I'll give what I did hear a solid 3.5/4 (other than paper planes which gets a 5 by default because it has reached icon status)

Eliminator

ZZ Top

2/5

There is an entire song about TV Dinners I cannot ever listen to this again!!!!

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

It's fine. Not my genre but I can appreciate why it was so popular.

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

4/5

I didn't listen to Animal Collective much when they were in their heyday but this album makes me nostalgic either way. I love rediscovering artists that I didn't pay as much attention to at the time.

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

5/5

Only two songs in and I’m already obsessed, such a great new discovery for my music library! ETA post listening to the whole thing: LOVE. 5/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Horrible man, great Christmas album

Grace

Jeff Buckley

4/5

An incredible album that reaches into your chest and plucks at your soul like it's a string on a harp

Foo Fighters

3/5

Solid album, I can see why people like it, but for me all of the songs blend together. Not something I’m likely to listen to again.

Live Through This

Hole

3/5

This is also … fine. A few more standout tracks for me than the Foo Fighters album I got yesterday (love the synchronicity, wondering if I’ll get Nirvana next) but overall not something I’m likely to listen to again.

Spiderland

Slint

1/5

Fifteen seconds into the first track and I can already tell this is a not for me album

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

I’m in the strange position of loving everything about this band with the exception of the sound of Sting’s voice. So like, 5/5 for instrumentals and 3/5 when you include vocals. This feels like an extremely niche problem to have.

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

4/5

Jazz is not my genre but this was really pleasant background music while I reading, will keep it save to my library

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

2/5

I went into this fully expecting to vibe with the album but am discovering it is just … not for me. Similar to Queen, I’m realizing I prefer his singles over listening to a full album.

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

5/5

I LOVE IT. I’d somehow never heard of this band before (I, a Canadian, went ‘the Boston historical horse guy?’) but this is so much fun, will absolutely be a repeat listen

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

2/5

Tragically, this is not for me. I feel like it *should* be based on who I am as a person but I just don’t vibe with it.

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

1/5

I managed thirty seconds of each song and even that was too much

Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

I liked this overall, a few standout tracks for me but probably not an album I would listen to again in full

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

2/5

The Clown Killer song? Really? I did not enjoy this album.

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

2/5

The whiniest lead singer voice I’ve encountered since being forced to listen to Simple Plan as a teenager. This album is not for me.

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

4/5

The deeper I get into this challenge, the clearer it becomes I would have THRIVED as a teenager in the 60s.

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens Of The Stone Age

5/5

A perfect album. Definitely will be listening to this again (I’m more familiar with their 2000s stuff so it was fun to go back to their earlier work).

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

His album titles alone brought a huge smile to my face, what a gem of a man.

The College Dropout

Kanye West

3/5

I cannot bring myself to listen to this album again objectively in the year 2026 considering Kanye’s gone full MAGA so my rating is based on my memories of being forced to listen to this album through the wall of my brother’s bedroom over and over again in high school back when it was still relatively new.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

This is an all-timer album, I had never sat down and listened to the entire thing in one go before which is a damn shame because I LOVE it.

Make Yourself

Incubus

2/5

I know contemporary Incubus tends to be more of a punchline than something people enjoy listening to but I did enjoy this look back at their earlier stuff. It’s not an album I’ll ever listen to again but it was solidly fine. Round up to 2.5 stars.

Third

Portishead

3/5

Solid album. It’s no ‘Dummy’ but Machine Gun slaps as hard as I remember back from when I was in high school listening to it on repeat.

Low

David Bowie

4/5

I enjoyed this. A couple of stand out tracks and others that I think I need to listen to again a few times. Not my favourite Bowie but still remarkable.

The xx

2/5

‘Intro’ made me immensely nostalgic, but then I remembered how annoying I find the vocalists and the rest of the album was a drag to listen to

Paris 1919

John Cale

5/5

In keeping with my boomer dad music taste, I think this is going to be a new favourite

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

4/5

I am not a country person usually (outside of Bluegrass) but I did end up enjoying this quite a bit to my surprise. What really shook me was realizing THIS was the musician who almost died in the Buddy Holly plane crash but gave up his seat at the last minute.

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

1/5

I don’t even want to know what this is going to do to my Apple Music algorithm 😭

Blur

3/5

Song 2 remains iconic but the rest of this album is uneven. Some songs are GREAT (Death of a Party is a real standout for me) and some aren’t bad, they’re just kind of mid. Rounded up rating of 3.5.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

4/5

This album and band were new to me and I really liked it! I think this will be something I have to listen to again a few more times to really appreciate it but there were a handful of truly stand-out tracks to me on first listen.

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

2/5

I can see how this album influenced Robert Plant and a number of other consequential artists but I found it a tedious listen.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

5/5

Absolutely incredible album. Easy 5 stars.

Manassas

Stephen Stills

2/5

On paper, this album should be exactly up my alley but I just didn’t vibe with it. I appreciate what it was trying to do though.

Purple Rain

Prince

3/5

It’s fine. I’m just not a Prince fan so while I didn’t mind listening to this while I was working, it’s not something I would ever choose to listen to for fun.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Rap isn’t really my genre but even I can recognize Kendrick is an absolute genius.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

3/5

It was fine. I think I missed the boat on this one back during the white stripes heyday and it’s not quite vibing with me now.

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

1/5

Worse than dinosaur jr., but slightly less aggravating to listen to than slint. 1.25 rounded up.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

5/5

HOW CAN ONE MAN HAVE SO MUCH TALENT?

The Cars

3/5

I thought I would enjoy this more than I actually did (though it's still a solid album). It's a little more B52s than I would have liked, without actually sounding too much like the B52s. 3.5 stars rounded up.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

I’m not a huge fan of live albums in general but I loved hearing Johnny riff off of the audience and the energy of the crowd.

White Ladder

David Gray

2/5

I liked one song enough to save it to my library and the rest of this album was just noise to me, I’m sorry to say.

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

3/5

This was good background music for a very stressful day at work but I don’t know that it’s something I would listen to again voluntarily (nothing really stood out to me/impressed me.)

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

5/5

An all time favourite, though I remain confused that Mind Games isn’t also on this list because that is the strongest cohesive album and my personal number one of Lennon’s solo work. Do I need to listen to this again to know I’ll give it 5 stars? No. Will I? Absolutely.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

3/5

This was a fun listen on a Friday morning but not something I’m likely to play again.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

I did not go into this album expecting to like it this much so that was a pleasant surprise!

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

4/5

I *loved* this album as a teenager, can’t wait to listen to it again in full with my grown-up ears. ETA: review post listen, I enjoyed it a lot but I did pause a few times and wonder to myself how much of that was nostalgia. I’m surprising myself and giving this a 4 rather than the 5 I expected but there are some tracks that I probably would have found meh if this was a first listen rather than something I used to know inside and out fifteen years ago.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

2/5

I did not enjoy this album

Blunderbuss

Jack White

2/5

I am realizing I just don’t like Jack White’s voice. 5/5 for the instrumentals though.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

This is not my genre but I can appreciate it (and the album itself feels extra prescient right now)

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

The instrumentals on this album felt very Beatles-y at times but even that was not enough to save it for me. As someone with the music taste of a boomer dad this should be right up my alley but I just did not vibe with it.

Blood, Sweat & Tears

4/5

This was new to me (aside from a few of the well-known singles and riffs) and I really enjoyed it. The biggest surprise was googling the band and discovering Bo Bice of American Idol fame ("fame"?) also spent some time as their lead singer in the post-2000s period.

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

5/5

Peter Gabriel in any form, automatic 5 stars from me.