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Album	You	Global	Diff
Oracular Spectacular MGMT	5	3.62	+1.38
The Score Fugees	5	3.69	+1.31
The Low End Theory A Tribe Called Quest	5	3.7	+1.3
E.V.O.L. Sonic Youth	4	2.89	+1.11
Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel	5	3.96	+1.04

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Kind Of Blue Miles Davis	2	4.05	-2.05
You Are The Quarry Morrissey	1	2.86	-1.86
Planet Rock: The Album Afrika Bambaataa	1	2.79	-1.79
Now I Got Worry The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion	1	2.52	-1.52
Tusk Fleetwood Mac	2	3.47	-1.47
Strangeways, Here We Come The Smiths	2	3.44	-1.44
Risque CHIC	2	3.27	-1.27
Songs In The Key Of Life Stevie Wonder	3	4.07	-1.07

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Hot Fuss

The Killers · 1 likes

3/5

It’s ok, definitely some big hits and Mr Brightside is a great tune. But also just don’t love the killers, this album starts strong but doesn’t really carry through.

Run-D.M.C.

Run-D.M.C. · 1 likes

4/5

That was fun! Liked the upbeat feel, I know academically these are the guys that started it all. It’s very minimalist feeling, fun tunes

1-Star Albums (3)

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Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

5/5

100% A+++ album. Great album, could listen endlessly.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

2/5

Can’t say I was super into it, a few nice moments but not really my vibe overall. Also was a bit of a slog at well over an hour long. Stevie Nicks is cool, didn’t realize how little she actually features on the album though.

Peter Gabriel

3/5

Some good tunes, starts strong, got a little bored in the middle. Dig the sledgehammer and in your eyes, hits for a reason. Not sure I’d go back and listen more though. Listened again in the evening, liked it a little more. Some kinda hilarious indulgent 80s tunes with much flute and triangle and 80s drumming.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

Enjoyed it quite a bit, real flashback to hanging out at Mike Munroe’s house with Peter, listening to J5. Would definitely listen more. Great tunes, great balance & variety.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

3/5

So much robot synth, so very German. We are the rrrrrobots. It was ok overall, can really hear how this turned into 90s industrial , NiN etc.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

Fun listen. Dad woulda be into this one. Love the She Never Met a Man song - great contrast of pretty song with super salty lyrics, classic Dolly.

The Score

Fugees

5/5

So good.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

4/5

I’m a fan. All starts to sound the same but that’s kinda the vibe. Would listen to this a lot.

The College Dropout

Kanye West

4/5

Love me some Kanye, this wasn’t my favourite album of his but still enjoyed it. Felt like it lost something through the middle tracks, and all the casual misogyny is… a lot (I.e workout plan).

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

One of my favourite Xmas albums for a while now, great for background Xmas party listening

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Lots of great tracks, enjoyed it, but enthusiasm waned through the second disc. A few I’d skip throughout it. Nice to listen to overall.

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Some good moments, can’t say I could ever really get into it though. Liked both my my hey hey tracks.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Again, classic I know, but not really my jam, but it was a good listen. Might feel different on re listen

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

1/5

Wasn’t a fan, couldn’t get into it, nothing really melodic to hang on to, guess it’s academically interesting as a post-punk something or other but I didn’t like it.

Disintegration

The Cure

4/5

Fun listen, so many great tracks.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

Fun listen, had never really listened to Arctic Monkeys much before. Fun upbeat album.

1999

Prince

3/5

Was a fun listen. So very synthy and princy, some great classic tunes like 1999, a few I could do without. Enjoyed it from a historical perspective as I’ve never listened through a Prince album before, but it wasn’t love.

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

4/5

Love me some sonic youth. It’s no daydream nation but was a fun listen.

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

1/5

lol to this album. Terrible Starting with the America song, land of hamburgers or whatever. Honestly knew nothing about him before, but this was insufferable and pretentious as all hell. And the lyrics are just hilariously unsubtle. I was about three tracks in and couldn’t stand this man.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

I wasn’t totally in the mood for it, but some great classic tunes (white rabbit in particular), enjoyed the vocal harmonies and sound

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

Fun listen lots of great songs. Interesting how old/traditional r&b it is, guess I don’t really know Ray Charles that much.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

Enjoyed that! Beautiful album, love all her jazzy rifts. So distinctly Fiona Apple. I knew criminal, but so many other great tunes on the album too

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

3/5

Never heard of em. Funny to hear that classic sports arena tune in original context. Album was ok, not super memorable for me.

Roots

Sepultura

2/5

Started out thinking it was good, was into it, very heavy but interesting rhythm, some dynamic and melody mixed in. Just wore me down by the end, too much screaming, too much loud, just wanted it to be over.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

Really solid album, so many hits, great melodies. Somehow I always feel like I should like oasis more than I actually do though. Solid album, but don’t feel like going back and listening again.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Beautiful album, enjoyed it then listened again and grew on me even more. So many hits, but also so much variety too, really unique sounds, textures and instrumentations throughout, love the random tenor sax blasts (the boxer) on various songs. Such a well crafted album. Favourite song is probably the only boy living in New York, flashback to the Garden State soundtrack.

Risque

CHIC

2/5

It’s ok I guess. Why are these songs so long? And just continuously repetitive? Guess it’s a disco thing. Wasn’t super into this.

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

2/5

Found it pretty boring, struggled to make it to the end. Don’t really love his voice, and it was all just kinda mediocre to me.

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

3/5

Fun album overall, perhaps not the most memorable for me, but I enjoyed listening to it. Lots of Beatles vibes to it.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

3/5

It’s ok, definitely some big hits and Mr Brightside is a great tune. But also just don’t love the killers, this album starts strong but doesn’t really carry through.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

2/5

It was ok, I’m still coloured by that Morrissey album horror. This one was less offensive and some catchy bits sprinkled throughout. Still have moments of that dripping with narcissism vibe that I hated with the Morrissey album. Not love.

The Visitors

ABBA

3/5

Nothing offensive, a bit forgettable to me, nothing I was super into. Some nice poppy tunes throughout.

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Love Jimi, flashback to my mild high school obsession. Found this album kinda rambly at times, lots of long bluesy improvisations, like the 15 min long voodoo chile. Still really enjoyed it though.

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

3/5

I feel like I didn’t get this album, I like moments of it, but I was listening to it on and off, feel like I didn’t give it a great shot. Maybe on further listening it would grow on me. Felt really disjointed, but perhaps I was just disjointed.

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

4/5

I’m no great knower of jazz, but I enjoyed this. Would listen more, was great background music while I was doing some work.

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

Had never listened this one before, some good tunes, but also some forgettable stretches for me. Nice to hear the evolution of REM but doubt I’d pick this one up again to listen to. Still an enjoyable listen though.

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

3/5

It was ok, some catchy tunes mixed in, feels a bit generic somehow and I kinda find the singers voice grating after a bit, but still a fun light listen.

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

That was fun! Liked the upbeat feel, I know academically these are the guys that started it all. It’s very minimalist feeling, fun tunes

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

4/5

Never heard of them, but this was fun! Who woulda known girl punk + mildly out of tune but still somehow awesome sax was such a good combo.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

Great album. Such awesome sampling, jazzy beats and iconic tunes. I always enjoy listening to this one.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

2/5

Not a big jazz guy, but it was pleasant background listening while doing some work.

Third

Portishead

4/5

Love portishead, this is a notch below their first two albums for me, but still still great, classic haunting sounds. So much anguish. Unexpected ukulele solo on deep water. Favorites track is the rip, (almost gave it 5* for this song). Very torn 4 vs 5.

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

1/5

This album felt really dated. Was so campy and I couldn’t get into it. Some of these older albums have timelessness… this wasn’t one of them. I stuck it through but mostly wanted it to end.