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Album	You	Global	Diff
Ambient 1/Music For Airports Brian Eno	5	3.08	+1.92
Deloused in the Comatorium The Mars Volta	5	3.19	+1.81
Astral Weeks Van Morrison	5	3.26	+1.74
Liquid Swords GZA	5	3.29	+1.71
Green Onions Booker T. & The MG's	5	3.39	+1.61
3 Feet High and Rising De La Soul	5	3.45	+1.55
Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand	5	3.57	+1.43
1999 Prince	5	3.59	+1.41
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan	5	3.61	+1.39
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	5	3.61	+1.39

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
My Aim Is True Elvis Costello	1	3.34	-2.34
British Steel Judas Priest	1	3.29	-2.29
Modern Life Is Rubbish Blur	1	3.13	-2.13
Rocks Aerosmith	1	3.11	-2.11
Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield	1	3.1	-2.1
Modern Kosmology Jane Weaver	1	3.08	-2.08
The Lexicon Of Love ABC	1	3.08	-2.08
Suzanne Vega Suzanne Vega	1	3.02	-2.02
Isn't Anything My Bloody Valentine	1	2.75	-1.75
Atomizer Big Black	1	2.74	-1.74

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Prince	2	5

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Orbital 2

Orbital · 1 likes

4/5

Driving, weird beats. Great vibe music. Wish I had spent a bit more time with this album when I was younger.

1-Star Albums (13)

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Paranoid

Black Sabbath

3/5

Chilled and heavy. Excellent A side, B side a little weaker

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

2/5

Classic rock. It’s fine, bits of interesting blues and some great solos. Beer Drinkers and Hellraisers best song I was not familiar with. La Grange always epic

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Classic, way easier to listen to than expected

Franz Ferdinand

5/5

The sound of university indie discos, early downloads and time with friends. Not the most original sound, but the album is filled with absolute bangers

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

2/5

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

4/5

Some absolute bangers, but non hits feel a bit samey. Surely a classic album for influence on 90s culture, but not one I want to listen to front to back often

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

Not the same level as their debut, but a well put together album

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

5/5

Absolute classics. Need to pick up on vibyl

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

2/5

Some great songs, and huge influence on the Bristol scene. Can’t see myself coming back to it often though

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

2/5

Strong start, a little bit self indulgent

Orbital 2

Orbital

4/5

Driving, weird beats. Great vibe music. Wish I had spent a bit more time with this album when I was younger.

Blur

3/5

This album would have been perfect if combined with 13 (perhaps with music is my radar added). Great hits, love the more orchestrated direction they were going. Some of the filler definitely gives a sense of where Albert would go, but is less gripping than Gorillaz (death of a party). Chinese bombs feels a little out of place

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

A superior Christmas album. This and Nat King Cole is the sound of the season.

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

Good, well-textured pop album that hits deeper than most.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

Protection

Massive Attack

4/5

Not my favorite of their albums, but first three song run is pretty flawless.

Metallica

4/5

Metallica’s Black Album is one of those records whose reputation is fully earned, even if it isn’t something I reach for all that often. The big singles (Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters, Sad But True) are undeniable. They’re massive, perfectly produced, and still hit hard decades later. Its influence on metal (and mainstream rock as a whole) is unmatched. This album didn’t just expand Metallica’s audience; it reshaped what heavy music could be on a global scale, opening doors for countless bands that followed. The songwriting is tighter, the production is immaculate, and every track sounds huge. That said, as much as I respect it, I don’t find myself wanting to listen to the album front-to-back very often. Beyond the standout tracks, it can feel a bit too polished and mid-tempo for repeat spins, especially compared to Metallica’s earlier, more ferocious work. An essential album by any objective measure, and one I’m glad exists…even if it stops just short of personal classic status for me.

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

3/5

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

3/5

Classic sound, great for an evening with mulled wine, or a beach bar with a cocktail. Samba isn’t usually my speed, but would put it on again

Elvis Presley

4/5

What is there to say? Absolutely timeless

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

5/5

What is there to say? Absolutely timeless

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

2/5

The hits are always worth a listen, but overall the album just come over as a bit dated, too loud to be background music, too slow to keep my attention

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

4/5

Classic album, not my favorite of Dylan’s. Appreciated Ballad of a Thin Man more than I had remembered. Best tracks: Highway 61, Like a Rolling Stone, Ballad of a Thin Man

The Last Broadcast

Doves

3/5

Solid 00s indie album. Questionable choice of opening track, but the King Crimson interpolation (cover?) and There Goes the fear keep attention. Great run on tracks to end. Have always liked this album, but in the company of others on this list, it’s hard to argue that it is more than 3 stats

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

2/5

Some interesting tracks, and cool to know a band I wasn’t familiar with, but agree with most sentiment here. Cool album for its time and place in music history, but I won’t be back to listen again

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

3/5

Not as immediate or with the replay value as Portishead, but a pleasant album I was not familiar with. Have added some tracks to Spotify (love like laughter, stars all seem to weep)

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

One of the best alternative rock albums of the 90s. Has moments of oppressive heaviness, alongside moments of ethereal light. The guitar tones are varied and hold attention throughout. I had always been a Melancholy fan. This listen through and actually giving the non hits a fair shake may have me rethink Siamese Dream as the superior Pumpkins album.

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

5/5

Huge album. There won’t be many folk/country albums I am rating five stars, but the songs, the banter…it’s all gold

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

Very easy album to listen to. It won’t change your life, but will always be well received.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

4/5

Not my personal favorite Arcade Fire album, but it is a great storytelling journey. It is still in regular rotation on my turntable and should be in yours too if you like 00s indie or raging against organized religion

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

5/5

Banger after banger after banger

Me Against The World

2Pac

3/5

Smooth and lyrical. There are a bunch of songs here that still are in my rotation, but compared to All Eyez On Me, it is definitely a weaker album

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Horses

Patti Smith

4/5

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

1/5

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

1/5

I liked the album, but eating has to be consistent with other albums in this list, and this one just doesn’t have any real reason for inclusion

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

2/5

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

3/5

L.A. Woman

The Doors

5/5

L.A. Woman is The Doors at their raw, road-worn best; loose, bluesy, and absolutely confident. Morrison sounds revitalized, the band grooves hard, and the production feels gritty in the best way, like you’re right there in the room with them. Tracks like “Riders on the Storm” and the title song are timeless, atmospheric classics that still hit with real weight. If there’s one low point for me, it’s “L’America,” which breaks the flow a little, but it’s a small blemish on an otherwise near-perfect farewell.

Ambient 1/Music For Airports

Brian Eno

5/5

I find it hard to rate ambient albums in this list, as other genres feel a lot more formulaic. This however is a near perfect piece of music that soothes the soul and quiets the voices of doubt and anxiety

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

2/5

Some great moments in this album, and hard to argue with their influence on the scene, but there shouldn’t be multiple 70 second songs that bore you

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

2/5

Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson

2/5

So long!

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

1/5

Blue’s Pablo Honey. An Ok album of forgettable indie that pales in comparison to later work

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

Close To You

Carpenters

3/5

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

4/5

Close to flawless as a disco album. 4.5

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

4/5

Surprisingly enjoyable

Debut

Björk

4/5

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

2/5

Great voice, interesting album. I’m glad I heard it, but 2 stars feels right for this list

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

1/5

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

2/5

Synchronicity

The Police

2/5

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

1/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

5/5

Celebrity Skin

Hole

2/5

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

2/5

It was an important and nostalgic album growing up, but there is so much filler on it

Guitar Town

Steve Earle

2/5

Duck Rock

Malcolm McLaren

1/5

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

3/5

A working class hero is something to be

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

4/5

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

1/5

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

2/5

The Stone Roses

5/5

I came to The Stone Roses a little late, discovering it during the early-2000s indie revival, when every band with a fringe and a Rickenbacker seemed to owe it a debt. By then, it already felt mythical. But the moment I pressed play, it didn’t sound like a relic, rather it sounded immediate, confident, and strangely modern. From the swagger of I Wanna Be Adored to the sunlit rush of She Bangs the Drums, it felt like finding the blueprint for half the records I loved at the time. The grooves are loose but hypnotic, the guitars shimmer without ever showing off, and there’s an effortless cool running through it that bands in the 00s were desperately trying to recreate. Even the baggier, more psychedelic moments feel grounded: not nostalgic, not try-hard,just self-assured. It’s a shame they would never be able to recreate it (though

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

5/5

Two moments stand out to me with this album. The first was heading to London after high school exams to see The Mars Volta play at the Electric Ballroom (check out the YouTube video if you haven’t already). As a fan of At the Drive-In who was too young to see them before they broke up, this was an album I clung to. I was taken by as how unapologetically maximal it was. While so much guitar music was leaning minimal and cool, this record was sweaty, surreal, and overwhelming. It demanded attention…and rewarded it. The concept (coma, ghosts, transformation) feels genuinely lived-in rather than gimmicky. It’s messy. It’s indulgent. After I went to university I kept coming back to this album; watching it on windows media player’s visualization tool under the influence only drew me deeper into the world they had sculpted, and now I will always pause to listen to the album when I encounter it. Thanks for sending this one to me today.

Rocks

Aerosmith

1/5

Bummed

Happy Mondays

1/5

Bummer

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

4/5

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

3/5

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

2/5

Meh. Not a fantastic live band with ok songs

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Great songs, great voice, but not much of an impact considering it’s a cover album

Follow The Leader

Korn

2/5

Freak on a leash to got the life may be the best two song run in Nu Metal, but the rest of this album is a mix of cringe and boredom

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

4/5

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

2/5

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

5/5

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

3/5

3.5. Good, not as good as ladies and gentlemen…

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

2/5

Feel like this was added by mistake instead of Coltrane. It is a fine indie album, with the usual attempt at broadening to orchestration and “avant-garde” sections. Wouldn’t turn it off, but won’t be seeking it out again

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

British Steel

Judas Priest

1/5

Meh

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

2/5

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

4/5

Honestly a lot better album than people give them credit for. If you don’t like pop-leaning indie, it will never be for you. But the sequencing and craftsmanship is among the best of the time

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

3/5

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

2/5

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

3/5

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

3/5

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

2/5

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

4/5

Suzanne Vega

1/5

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

2/5

Liquid Swords

GZA

5/5

Sheet Music

10cc

4/5

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

2/5

My Generation

The Who

3/5

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

4/5

Stardust

Willie Nelson

2/5

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

2/5

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

3/5

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

4/5

Average Kate Bush is still above average pop

Transformer

Lou Reed

5/5

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

2/5

The La's

2/5

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

1/5

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

Germs

2/5

Sounds well ahead of its time. Lexicon Devil takes me back to the halcyon days of playing Tony Hawks

1999

Prince

5/5

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

5/5

Utterly flawless. A must listen for every summer. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve listened to Astral Weeks, but every spin still feels special, defying every label you could try to pin on it—its folk, jazz, blues, soul, and poetry all woven together into something entirely its own. What makes this album so special is how personal it feels, yet how universal its emotions are. It’s the sound of someone laying their soul bare, and it invites you to do the same. I was gifted this album by my father for my 16th birthday, not 24 years later, it still sounds fresh, bold, and unlike anything else in popular music. If you haven’t experienced Astral Weeks, you owe it to yourself to listen—preferably all the way through, no distractions. It’s not just an album; it’s an experience, a rumination.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

Atomizer

Big Black

1/5

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

3/5

An infinitely better album than bummed