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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails	5	3.34	+1.66
Superunknown Soundgarden	5	3.66	+1.34
Arise Sepultura	4	2.73	+1.27
A Night At The Opera Queen	5	3.96	+1.04

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	2	3.3	-1.3
New York Dolls New York Dolls	2	3.12	-1.12
Dig Me Out Sleater-Kinney	2	3.08	-1.08

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The Score

Fugees · 1 likes

3/5

I’m not much of a hip hop or R&B fan, but listened to this with an open mind. I enjoyed a lot of the subdued, lo-fi beats that were present through many of the tracks. Lauryn Hill’s vocals were the highlight for me. Overall I thought it was good with a handful of great tracks. My biggest complaint was the transition/outro for many of the tracks.

Superunknown

Soundgarden · 1 likes

5/5

Growing up on grunge and alt rock in the 90’s, I was very familiar with the hit songs on this album, but somehow this is the first time I’ve listened to the whole thing. I was impressed with just about every track and feel this is probably one of the best albums in the genre and has aged very well. Cornell was one of the greatest rock vocalists of his era, if not all time. My only complaints are that some of the tracks are a bit longer than they need to be…and the album as a whole could have been cut down just a bit. Overall it was a great listen.

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Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

One of my favorite vocalists, this is a quintessential easy listening album of the 70’s. First half of the album is stronger than the second, but overall the combination of acoustic guitar, piano, other backing instruments, and smooth bass lines makes this overall a very enjoyable listen from start to finish. It’s only lacking one or two more hits to put it as an all time great album.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

3/5

There were a lot of good tracks, with strong, often uplifting lyrics, but I felt there was too much filler with the two disc format. Having only been familiar with his time with the Beatles and My Sweet Lord, I enjoyed a lot of the Disc 1 tracks. However, the instrumental jam band style songs that finished out Disc 2 seemed to drag on and were not my style.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

2/5

Widely regarded as one of the greatest Christmas albums, only one or two of the songs make it into my annual rotation of Christmas favorites. I prefer much different styles, and while the music was decent for background holiday listening, I wouldn’t normally choose to listen to it.

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Excellent display of experimental, often melancholic vibes. I appreciate the uniqueness of the album and band in general and think this is something I could put on to zone out to. One or two of the more experimental tracks are keeping this from being a 5 star for me.

The Score

Fugees

3/5

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

3/5

There are no bad tracks on this album…but not much that stands out to me either. I don’t think I’m much of a Blies fan. Most of the songs sounded very similar to me. While I wouldn’t mind it as background music, I don’t think it’s something I would actively choose to listen to again.

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

2/5

Had a few good tracks, but most of this was not my style. I can appreciate the importance of Ministry and this album with regards to industrial metal, it’s just not something I would enjoy listening to a second time.

Arise

Sepultura

4/5

Excellent album with good tracks from top to bottom. My first time listening to Sepultura and I’m now a fan.

Queens of the Stone Age

3/5

Solid rock album where most/all tracks are marked by a signature sound full of a lot of distortion. This creates a very full, loud sound that can be good in moderation, but I find it hard to listen to an entire album like this. A couple of the later tracks are a bit too chaotic and dissonant for my liking, bringing it down from a 3.5 to a solid 3.0 for me.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

Interesting album that’s just the right length. It’s my first time listening to several of the tracks and I thought most were good despite not being sure about the Rock Opera format.

New York Dolls

2/5

I appreciate the significance of the band and this album, and while I didn’t hate it, it’s not something I would choose to listen to. Still, there were some fun songs and the raw, punk feel was there.

The New Tango

Astor Piazzolla

2/5

While i didn’t hate it, it’s not something i would choose to listen to again. I wasn’t a fan of the xylophone or whatever instrument it was that dominated a lot of the songs. Sometimes it felt like I was listening to the soundtrack of an old show or cartoon.

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

2/5

I couldn’t get into this one. The music wasn’t bad, but the vocals were hard to listen to. Too much falsetto or whatever it was that didn’t fit in with the music.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

5/5

This is an amazing album that must be listened to from start to finish to fully enjoy. I probably listened to it dozens of times as a teenager but haven’t revisited it in years. Trent Reznor is a musical genius and this is a peak album of the industrial electronic rock genre. Heavy, loud, often violent, but is able to create a feeling of emptiness, self-loathing, and even desolation. Not a bad track on the album.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

5/5