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Album	You	Global	Diff
Timeless Goldie	5	2.52	+2.48
Welcome to the Afterfuture Mike Ladd	5	2.57	+2.43
Bitte Orca Dirty Projectors	5	2.69	+2.31
Fly Or Die N.E.R.D	5	2.87	+2.13
Felt Mountain Goldfrapp	5	3	+2
Goo Sonic Youth	5	3.24	+1.76
Me Against The World 2Pac	5	3.25	+1.75
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady Charles Mingus	5	3.32	+1.68
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	5	3.4	+1.6
Heaven Or Las Vegas Cocteau Twins	5	3.4	+1.6

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Moondance Van Morrison	1	3.69	-2.69
Foo Fighters Foo Fighters	1	3.48	-2.48
Murmur R.E.M.	1	3.41	-2.41
Achtung Baby U2	1	3.3	-2.3
Chicago Transit Authority Chicago	1	3.2	-2.2
Fifth Dimension The Byrds	1	3.07	-2.07
Deserter's Songs Mercury Rev	1	3.03	-2.03
Southern Rock Opera Drive-By Truckers	1	2.81	-1.81
Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette	2	3.72	-1.72
Superunknown Soundgarden	2	3.65	-1.65

5-Star Albums (20)

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Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company · 2 likes

5/5

we love

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers · 1 likes

5/5

this is real music to me. meaningful lyrics about the human condition paired with tunes that don’t need to try so hard to impress you; nor is it about the artist and what you’ll think of them once the song is over. will always be 5 stars for me.

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev · 1 likes

1/5

Did not enjoy this. I feel like a Daniel Johnston album could easily replace this—both are awkward indie vocalists with deeper lyrics.

1-Star Albums (9)

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Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

5/5

insane! was assuming it’d be more transient free jazz, but this is almost orchestral, with just a bit more intentional cacophony. the latin sounding guitar solos were a delightful surprise. didn’t realize how much i didn’t know about this artist, but had assumed it based on a few songs.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

5/5

great album, knew all the words

Live!

Fela Kuti

5/5

Vibrant, fun, with that classic keyboard sounds like the break in Water Got No Enemy. Great to take some time to hear the This album made me realize how much more American rock there is than anything else, which got me upset. Zamrock is right there! Afro beats alone is too vast to reduce to Fela, no matter how iconic. How many U2 albums are on this???? And what is there to show for all of Africa??? Not enough of the good shit!

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5

Very solid. Great lyrics and bursting harmonies. I tried to think that they were overrated in their earlier days, but I undeniably get it. Better to be in on it than be a hater

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

2/5

Every time they sang it made it worse. Talented guitarists for sure, but it’s not my thing.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

Never heard a bad song by him. Great start to my day, but then I did listen to Low, and I just prefer other albums more. He set his own bar too high!

Moondance

Van Morrison

1/5

Could have died without listening to this again. Very whiny and repetitive. Wah wah, wah wah, wah wah wah

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

4/5

Yep Yep Yep Yep

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

5/5

Was lucky to hear about this just a few months before it was suggested. Brilliant musically. The lyrical progressions are very original, yet feel timeless with such ancient roots of what singing once was. Have already listened to it again ;)

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Joan Armatrading

3/5

Great voice; ok lyrics

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

4/5

very good

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

1/5

I didn’t enjoy this

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

2/5

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

3/5

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

I wanted to give this 3 stars soooo badly but it’s seriously banger after banger

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

3/5

As a feminist, it deserves less than what I gave it. However, the guitar slaps. Musically gifted for sure.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

4/5

while i was listening to the album, i was probably sitting next to some of the most fried people on the train that i’d seen for a long time. with this album on, i didn’t care too much. it starts out strong and keeps it up. yelling? no match for this — even on medium-range volume, i wasn’t too worried about what was going on. this was a great pre-punk album. the lyrics hold against the test of time and the musicians are talented and inventive with their use of tempo. the range of loudness to silence was well-executed.

Gold

Ryan Adams

2/5

Not a huge fan. I definitely got more into the songs as the album progressed

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

5/5

we love

Melodrama

Lorde

4/5

i listened to this when it came out, and was disappointed off the high of pure heroine. revisiting it, i was much more appreciative of the intentionality of the additional production compared to her first album. the lyrics were hitting this time — maybe i’ve matured. pretty sure i forgave myself for feeling a way about all of my past boyfriends.

Vulnicura

Björk

4/5

my girl is so interesting!! sound over voice but she works with it!!

Bummed

Happy Mondays

3/5

this was fine 50 years later. i can get the cultural influence at the time. it’s just funny that genre blending has become so normal now

White Light / White Heat

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

4/5

I liked it. I even listened to it twice in a row to debate the 4 versus the 5. Having heard Jesus, Etc. prior to the rest of the album, the rest of the songs were definitely a pleasant surprise. The sounds of Radiohead and Elliott Smith dominated my impression of the album—hence the 4 stars, because I do like them! In the end, it was difficult to determine the answer to “who is Wilco?” Although, whoever they do want to be, they can absolutely do it well.

The Stone Roses

3/5

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

5/5

i liked it a lot! MF DOOM handed him the torch. great all around

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

3/5

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

4/5

4 for marvin standards. i have loved funky space reincarnation since my late teens.

The Bends

Radiohead

4/5

this is a-okay! is it a perfect album for me? no! that’s ok computer!

Debut

Björk

4/5

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

1/5

Did not enjoy this. I feel like a Daniel Johnston album could easily replace this—both are awkward indie vocalists with deeper lyrics.

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg

4/5

facts billy but perhaps you are a songwriter and not a singer

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Mid! But crucial to the Silence of the Lambs

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

5/5

“I once had a life, or rather, life had me” will absolutely be written on my gravestone, if I were to die.

Joanna Newsom

4/5

i didn’t get the niche hype before, but wow! she’s like the witch sister of bjork. not sure if i would listen to her music all of the time, but it hits a symphonic and beautiful spot in my lady heart that im sure ill be back for more

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

5/5

holy shit was i missing out!! the tightest album ive ever heard. not a note out of place. hearing each song after the other was so exciting and refreshing. wish it was longer tbh

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

2/5

I get the vibes and the timeliness, but sometimes it really boils down to a Brit being sad over cheery guitar track

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

5/5

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

This whole album was solid! I recognized Alright instantly (didn’t realize how old it was), but then I started to fear that this was a one hit wonder album. Turns out that’s not the case.

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

2/5

Better than the other Deep Purple album. Did we need two on this list?? Probably not. Glad this band means something to somebody else

Night Life

Ray Price

4/5

Rather pleasant; minimal misogyny.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

2/5

RIP to a legend but I just don’t feel millennials rock music in my soul

The Specials

2/5

fine for ska, not my favorite revival

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

4/5

ok i never realized this was a white british dj….always just heard the name and assumed it was rap. this? slapped. would have been 5 stars but i did not care for the song about him fucking

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

I did like this, but I just don’t think I’ll revisit it as an album. The hits will surely come up when im feeling nostalgic, and that will be enough.

Timeless

Goldie

5/5

Murmur

R.E.M.

1/5

this is the soundtrack to the worst episode of scrubs.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

3/5

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

yes absolutely very good. i appreciated the continuous metaphor of burning down the house. only think holding me back from a 5 is that i dont get that feeling of i need to live and breathe the album inside and out.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

4/5

5 stars for rick rubin…. damn…….this is so well-produced. 3 stars for white men rapping. the punk spin gives them lots of points there. 4 stars for the average.

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

3/5

Funeral

Arcade Fire

2/5

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

didn’t realize how many songs i knew on this album. looks like it’ll be a bad listen, but it wasn’t so bad. will i listen again? not necessarily. some songs are just tired

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

1/5

this album feels like a wannabe-Beatles album. something that is good, because it’s reminiscent of something great. in my opinion, this one could be phased out against the test of time.

Risque

CHIC

4/5

They wanted to be at the club and they absolutely did it….. i was truly born in the wrong generation….5 stars for disco daddie Niles Rodgers but 4 because this album is not on my rotation like that

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

4/5

honestly listened to it twice and will listen again. great post punk vibes

Thriller

Michael Jackson

4/5

this was the album of my parents generation. my mom can still vividly recall the day she saw the thriller video released in DC. paul mccartney disappointed me on his song

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

5/5

Me Against The World

2Pac

5/5

Foo Fighters

1/5

i just don’t get it

Fly Or Die

N.E.R.D

5/5

slapped and unique sound

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

2/5

the misogyny really got to me. this lyrically doesn’t age well. beats and samples are cool, but i would not revisit this as a whole album.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

refreshing in the sea of white rock. zamrock will always be better to me

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

5/5

will listen to forever until i die. wow.

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

1/5

so glad that’s over xoxo

Pornography

The Cure

2/5

this was fine, idk!!! sorry to every man ever. ik y’all love the cure down like that.

Elvis Presley

3/5

firstly, i had pulled out The Clash - London Calling about a few hours before I checked the generator. Crazy coincidence. for the album, i get why elvis did not fw the beatles when they came out. it’s definitely about someone’s voice and lyrics overtop of sound styles they’ve heard from the greats, and they’ll keep seeing until they become great. i couldn’t get into this album until the last 3 songs, where i finally started to understand what elvis brought to the evolution from rock and roll. aside from being one of the very first pop sensations, his impact on music feels divided by his physical performance and his records. the ballads are much more unique and interesting just listening to them, but he’s a better entertainer when he copies those of chuck berry and little richard. overall, this was a great album to listen to and try and put myself in the mind of the times

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

i do not know the words but every sound of this album. the whole block shakes as i play this in my 2000 oldsmobile alero with no bass so i don’t blow the speakers. i wish thom yorke never feels joy and therefore must return with a sequel album of OK cellphone

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

1/5

hey what the fuck?

Myths Of The Near Future

Klaxons

4/5

Opus Dei

Laibach

3/5

this was a fun album to get from this list. really intriguing band. is it my favorite? no! but did i enjoy learning of their existence? absolutely!

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