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94
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3.39
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9%
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2010
Favorite Decade
Funk
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28
5-Star Albums
10
1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
5 2.69 +2.31
Gris Gris
Dr. John
5 2.89 +2.11
Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
5 3.06 +1.94
John Prine
John Prine
5 3.21 +1.79
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
5 3.24 +1.76
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
5 3.24 +1.76
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
5 3.29 +1.71
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
5 3.32 +1.68
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
5 3.38 +1.62
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
5 3.4 +1.6

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
1 3.72 -2.72
Aja
Steely Dan
1 3.48 -2.48
Smash
The Offspring
1 3.36 -2.36
The Yes Album
Yes
1 3.31 -2.31
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
1 3.14 -2.14
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
1 3.03 -2.03
Very
Pet Shop Boys
1 2.94 -1.94
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
1 2.89 -1.89
Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
1 2.79 -1.79
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
2 3.67 -1.67

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The Rolling Stones 2 5
Creedence Clearwater Revival 2 5

5-Star Albums (28)

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Bad Company by Bad Company

Listening to this album I feel like they heard Humble Pie and decided to copy them without any of the personality or charisma. This is background music on a classic rock station. You won't change the channel but you're glad when the next song comes up.

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Walk on Gilded Splinters is a haunting masterpiece.

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Classic. Title track is a killer

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

I didn't dislike this but I can't engage with it. It's pleasant background music

Is This It by The Strokes

In my youth I dismissed this band as another Lou Reed/Television wannabe. In my old age I welcome them as Lou Reed /Television wannabes.

1-Star Albums (10)

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Smash by The Offspring
Dec 10 2025

Really poor album. I love punk rock but they ain't it

The Bends by Radiohead
Dec 11 2025

I do like this.

Madman Across The Water by Elton John
Dec 13 2025

Indian Sunset is gruesome and cringe worthy, even for the 70's. Holiday Inn was ok actually. I do like Homie Clothes So Tiny Damn, Son. All the songs are too fussy and some of the strings are oppressive. What is the deal with that chorus on Nasties? I didn't care for his piano playing. It sounds the same on every song.

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band
Dec 14 2025

Very interesting. I liked hearing the original source of samples for some hip-hop classics, but this is not something I would listen to again.

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
Dec 15 2025

I'm surprised that I haven't listened to this before. It's a good album. I liked the Resurrection and Waterfall songs. I will listen again, but solid album at one go.

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
Dec 16 2025

I didn't register but everybody knows this album is good..God Only Knows and Caroline No are top-ehelon

Basket of Light by Pentangle
Dec 17 2025

Nothing really stood out. The songs with the male singer are a drag. The woman singer sounds much better. I feel like this would be better without vocals as background music for a BBC period piece.

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor
Dec 18 2025

Glad I heard this. Reminds me of City of Good soundtrack (I'm well aware that it predated that movie, but it's what I, a white boy from the USA heard). I loved it

Dec 19 2025

Weather to Fly is that straight-up Beatles descending chromatic but it works well. Overall group reminds me of British Sea Power and a little of early Coldplay. Not bad. Oof the Fix is in song is terrible

The Clash by The Clash
Dec 20 2025

Stunning album. I'm partial to the US pressing which came out with Complete Control added because that's the one I grew up with. The UK version is flawless.

Skylarking by XTC
Dec 22 2025

I liked the first track. Then it seemed like every other track was a slip. I made it few several though and it was better than I remembered but Dear God is one of the worst songs ever recorded.

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears
Dec 23 2025

The hits really are the ones that stand out. A whole lot of sax on the album tracks. Head Over Heels is a terrific song that I kind of forget exists.

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill
Dec 24 2025

Good beats but never a fan of B Real's flow

Station To Station by David Bowie
Dec 25 2025

Title track is a wonder. Love TVC15. Word on a Wing and Wild is the Wind are two of Bowie's best vocals. This is one of his best works

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell
Dec 28 2025

I didn't dislike this but I can't engage with it. It's pleasant background music

Aja by Steely Dan
Dec 30 2025

Blech

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
Jan 02 2026

The best soundtrack ever

Blue Lines by Massive Attack
Jan 06 2026

Not for me.

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes
Jan 07 2026

There were a few good tracks but I was bored.

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods
Jan 12 2026

Interesting

Funeral by Arcade Fire
Jan 19 2026
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces
Jan 23 2026

They're a good band. There's a few songs here that are a little too English music hall sounds that are pretty annoying. I didn't care for the narration. It was too precious and detracted from good songs like Son of a Baker

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
Jan 24 2026

Classic. Title track is a killer

Feb 04 2026

There are several good songs and some clunkers. Love's more of a presence than a singer, but the overall sound is good. Miss World was a hit but I do not care for it. Violet, Jennifer's Body and Doll Parts are good.

I Should Coco by Supergrass
Feb 13 2026

It's a pretty good album

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
Feb 15 2026

I think it's time for people to recognize what I've known for a long time. The Flaming Lips are not a special band. This album is better than the rest of their oeuvre but I will not ever seek this out again.

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
Feb 16 2026

Blister in the Sun is not great. There are some decent tracks here besides that

Horses by Patti Smith
Feb 17 2026
Very by Pet Shop Boys
Mar 09 2026

Not for me.

Is This It by The Strokes
Mar 10 2026

In my youth I dismissed this band as another Lou Reed/Television wannabe. In my old age I welcome them as Lou Reed /Television wannabes.

Bad Company by Bad Company
Mar 16 2026

Listening to this album I feel like they heard Humble Pie and decided to copy them without any of the personality or charisma. This is background music on a classic rock station. You won't change the channel but you're glad when the next song comes up.

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones
Mar 28 2026

The best album of 1968, bar none.

Gris Gris by Dr. John
Mar 30 2026

Walk on Gilded Splinters is a haunting masterpiece.

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
Apr 02 2026
Transformer by Lou Reed
Apr 05 2026

It's a great album

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Apr 14 2026

Top Notch

Pyromania by Def Leppard
Apr 19 2026

I really don't care for this style of music. I tried to listen to this album but I kept fast-forwarding tracks after I couldn't take anymore.

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys
Apr 25 2026

There's the his and then there's a lot of biting tracks. Some instrumentals and hardcore tracks. My problem with the Beasties has always been that they are not good rappers. They are cool, but this album ain't it.

The Cars by The Cars
Apr 26 2026

Some good songs but not my thing

McCartney by Paul McCartney
Apr 27 2026

I really loved the Beatles. They were 13-year old me's favorite group. So why do I dislike their solo work, Plastic Ono excepted? There's one good song on this album, and it's his best post-Bestles, so it's not a 1-star review.

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs
Apr 28 2026

None of the songs were bad but none made much of an impression. I do not like the vocalist much. An Ocean Between the Waves is a good song. I get a but if a Spaceman 3 meets MMJ vibe from them without being as good as either of those bands I mentioned.

Amnesiac by Radiohead
Apr 29 2026

I remember getting this album in 2001 or so and thinking Radiohead were over. Such a comedown after the run from Bends to Kid A. They rebounded with In Rainbows but they have not been at the same level as they were for their golden run. Happily this is better than I remembered it. I might have listened twice back in the day, but I enjoyed this overall

Suede by Suede
Apr 30 2026

I liked one song (Animal Nitrate)

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys
May 02 2026

The tracks are good but I just didn't like the vocals at all. They're still and the lyrics are submediocre

John Prine by John Prine
May 03 2026

Great debut album. Some all time classics and some trifles. One of my favorite artists, taken to soon by COVID.

May 04 2026

I love some of Eno's stuff, but this came off as sounding too adult....in the late 70's. I did not find any settings to be truly memorable. That said it's pretty good

Moondance by Van Morrison
May 05 2026

Stoned me + Moondance o Crazy love - Caravan o Into the Mystic + Come running - Dreams of you - Brand new day + Everyone o Tidings +

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix
May 09 2026

This album had been with me for the last majority of my life. I listened to it again. Still great. 1983 A Merman I Should Turn to Be is an all time classic, to say nothing of Voodoo Chile, Have You Ever Been, Watchtower etc

The Next Day by David Bowie
May 11 2026

I remember this album coming out and I didn't have any interest in it. I'm a huge Bowie fan. I liked the Tin Machine albums for Chrissakes. But I checked out after Earthling. It seemed like he started going backwards after the failure of that project. I love Classic Bowie. But his deal was always to go forward, even if his older fans just wanted to get Jean Genie for the thousandth time. This album feels like Bowie channeling his younger self. And it's overall a very mixed bag. I'd Rather Be High is a good track though. There are some others that don't feel like nostalgia farming. Where are we now and Valentine's Day were skips for me.

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
May 12 2026

I thought this was my favorite LZ album. I listened to it all the way through for the first time in decades and it's not as good as I remember. Still better than IV, but but as good as Physical Graffiti. Ramble On and Whole Lotta Love are still certified bangers. Moby Dick is tedious. Lemon Song and Heartbreaker are the works of callow youth. Thank You is underrated.

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley
May 13 2026

7-minute Glockenspiel solos! Jazzy feel without jazz musician competence! Put this on next time you take a road trip in your hybrid Subaru because you "get it" more than I do, friend.

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
May 18 2026
Rocks by Aerosmith
May 22 2026

Much better than I thought it would be. I'd heard back in the same and last child but there were a few good numbers and a few clinkers.

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe
May 23 2026

There are a lot of bangers. She has a great voice. There's a mix of throwback soul and modern RnB with some indie rock sounds. A terrific album

Imagine by John Lennon
Jun 01 2026

Couple good songs. Imagine is not one of them

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