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Album	You	Global	Diff
Hail To the Thief Radiohead	5	3.44	+1.56
Street Signs Ozomatli	4	2.87	+1.13
Future Days Can	4	3	+1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Casanova The Divine Comedy	1	2.66	-1.66
Lost In The Dream The War On Drugs	2	3.39	-1.39
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Wilco	2	3.31	-1.31
Nebraska Bruce Springsteen	2	3.31	-1.31
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black Public Enemy	2	3.24	-1.24
Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple	2	3.2	-1.2
Technique New Order	2	3.17	-1.17
The Trinity Session Cowboy Junkies	2	3.08	-1.08

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Imagine

John Lennon · 1 likes

4/5

Enjoyed this album - Imagine was the only recognizable song for me, but I really enjoyed the rest of the songs. I liked the variety - some bluesy, some more traditional rock. Easily an album I could listen to again.

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All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

Very charming folk album. Love the addition of the sitar. Only recognized "My Sweet Lord".

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

Recognized Big Iron and El Paso. Talked to dad about the album - his dad used to listen to old country like this.

Adele

4/5

Recognize: Rolling in the Deep, Rumour Has It, Set Fire To the Rain, Someone Like You. Cannot deny the beautiful voice and depth of vocal abilities. Absolutely loved the Lovesong cover.

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens Of The Stone Age

4/5

Great album with lots of crunchy, complex riffs. Have heard Regular John before but that's about, but I would definitely listen to it again.

Synchronicity

The Police

4/5

Recognized Synchronicity II, Every Breath You Take and Wrapped Around You Finger. Very technical album. Less reggae style than others.

Buena Vista Social Club

3/5

New music to me. Very technical and great use of instruments.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

2/5

I think maybe I didn't find the time to give this album what it needed. The songs were dreamy but also could be just background music, not as notable as other albums on the list so far.

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

2/5

A hard album to get into and to finish this time around. I didn't recognize any songs. I enjoyed aspects of songs, but this just wasn't the album for me.

Gorillaz

3/5

Clint Eastwood is definitely the highlight of the album. The rest was interesting enough but a little slow to get in to.

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

2/5

Kinda catchy but just not really into it. My understanding was that this album was released during the pandemic and I'm sure it really got people through it. The song with the dog barking drove my dog nuts.

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

2/5

I'm sure this album was pivotal at its time. Love the mix of samples and the messages in the songs. The collab with Anthrax was a surprise.

Technique

New Order

2/5

Not a super consequential album for me. It was interesting enough but trying to do too much. I'm glad I got to learn more about the band however. I'll be checking out more of their albums.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

3/5

A fun listen. Recognized Coconut of course and also Without You.

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

3/5

Not my usual listen, but not so bad. There was more integration of sample layers than others at the time. Enjoyed the hard rock sounds on Body Count and the Halloween sample on The Tower.

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

Faces

3/5

I didn't know Rod Stewart was in a band before going solo, which is part of why this project has been so fun so far. This album didn't really click for me and I tended to like the songs where it wasn't Stewart singing anyways.

American Idiot

Green Day

4/5

Great album. Well put together. I was a fan of Greenday before but this album really shot them into super stardom.

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

3/5

Pleasantly surprised with this album. I thought it was going to be terrible just from the name alone, but the first few songs were kinda catchy.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

2/5

Wasn't too consequential for me. It could be playing in a dentist office and probably not bother too many people.

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

2/5

Just couldn't get into this one. The concept of a rap opera sounds interesting, but it just did not deliver.

The Specials

3/5

I was excited to see this album - I've only really heard contemporary Ska music before. This album was fun.

Scissor Sisters

3/5

A fun album and another band I hadn't heard before. I enjoyed the comfortably numb cover. Lots of energy.

Future Days

Can

4/5

Prog rock is definitely my cup of tea and this was an easy rating.

Imagine

John Lennon

4/5

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

4/5

A surprise album for me and not my usual genre of music. I liked the folk vibes and unique instrumentals and the voice had a neat quality to it.

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

4/5

This was more enjoyable than I was expecting for a world album. Reading the context of the artist and her early death makes the album more significant. I enjoyed the funky beats and layers of sound.

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

While not my typical type of album, I found this album to be a lot of fun. Domino's voice is so smooth and the band is really playful. Had to piece together the full album on Spotify, but well worth it.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

I'm really having a hard time deciding how much I like this. I think the style of the vocals turned me off a bit, but the gospel surprised me with how much I liked it. I'm intrigued to hear more from this artist.

The Trinity Session

Cowboy Junkies

2/5

A Canadian entry! 🇨🇦 The pace of this album was really slow and not really my style, but could be an album to put on at a coffee shop and would be an easy listen.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

3/5

Great album and obviously they are very talented performers. A 23 min song of them jamming is wild, but also probably not something I'll end us listening to again.

Blur

3/5

Some very creative sounds and a great start to the album but not enough to keep me interested throughout

Street Signs

Ozomatli

4/5

This album was a great discovery! I didn't know anything about the artist until after listening to the album. This album is a neat fusion of world music.

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

3/5

An interesting album and not something I would have chosen to listen to, but am glad I did. Love the energy and expression.

Aja

Steely Dan

3/5

Fun album to listen to, but not my jam. I liked the production quality of this album.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

5/5

Oooh, so excited to dive into this album. It came out when I was 16 and was one of the few albums I owned, and the first of Radiohead. "There There" is one of my all time favourite songs. This'll be my first 5 star album!

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

Had a hard time getting through this album.

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

3/5

Unique sound and a band I'm glad to have heard and will probably check out more of. I can see why folks have compared them to Massive Attack.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

3/5

So much funk! What a fun album. Another new band for me, and what a treat to listen to. They sound like they're having a lot of fun playing, too. Would rate 3.5 if I could.

Hysteria

Def Leppard

3/5

A fun album and lots of great songs for the first half of the album. Lots of energy but could have been half the length of album.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

1/5

Sounds like the soundtrack for Epstein Island. While there's some interesting music happening, I cant get past the lyrics. "Everybody knows that 'no' means 'yes'." Just gross.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Great album with some of my fav hits by RHCP, but it does kinda drop off in the second half (with the exception of Road Trippin', which might be my fav song of theirs).

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Classic sound and great vocal range. Missing a little pizzazz, but an interesting listen all said and done.