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Album	You	Global	Diff
Funeral Arcade Fire	5	3.56	+1.44

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Dirty Sonic Youth	1	3.11	-2.11
Night Life Ray Price	1	2.81	-1.81
Ready To Die The Notorious B.I.G.	2	3.36	-1.36
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails	2	3.34	-1.34
Forever Changes Love	2	3.22	-1.22
Rubber Soul Beatles	3	4.12	-1.12
Street Life The Crusaders	2	3.09	-1.09
Eternally Yours The Saints	2	3.06	-1.06

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White Light

Gene Clark · 1 likes

2/5

Initially was going to give it one star but it grows on you after a few listens. Still, not my kind of music and no tracks that I would want to revisit.

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Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

3/5

Not really my thing. Pleasant, but doesn't capture my attention. Perhaps needs several listens to appreciate.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

3/5

Clearly important and impressive, but not something I would ever put on.

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

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

Can get a bit samey, but lots of great tracks. Energy and evocative lyrics.

War

3/5

I knew SBS and NYD already, and they seem like the only memorable songs. Bono's wailing can get a little tiresome. Still, 2 great songs.

Garbage

4/5

Very solid throughout

Rubber Soul

Beatles

3/5

Doesn't feature any of my favourite Beatles songs, but a sign of the great things to come.

Dirty

Sonic Youth

1/5

Didn't get to listen to the whole album properly but there was nothing that I liked. I don't think noise rock is my thing.

Forever Changes

Love

2/5

Alone Again Or is wonderful so I was expecting to like this, but I didn't click with many of the other songs. Some of the lyrics are laughably bad, with weird stressing of syllables. A bit puzzling that this is so highly revered.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

5/5

Previously added to favourite songs: Tunnels, Power Out, Wake Up, Rebellion (Lies). Didn't feel the need to add any others, but still really like everything else. An album that feels intimate and epic at the same time. Probably a 9/10, but I will round up.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

4/5

Didn't get a chance to listen enough times to give it 5, but really enjoyed it. Surprisingly catchy and poppy at times. How have I not heard 'I Want You' before?

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

2/5

I can appreciate that this is a landmark record, but it's lacking musically. A hooky chorus would have been nice; even Juicy's isn't great. Some great story telling despite all the sexual objectification.

White Light

Gene Clark

2/5

Initially was going to give it one star but it grows on you after a few listens. Still, not my kind of music and no tracks that I would want to revisit.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

2/5

I can appreciate the production but I might have enjoyed this more as a teenager. Other than Hurt, the only tracks I enjoyed were the mellow ones like A Warm Place.

Night Life

Ray Price

1/5

It's always nice to listen to something a bit different but this was dull and forgettable.

Eternally Yours

The Saints

2/5

Got off to a strong start; I enjoyed the brass on Know Your Product (did it inspire Dexys' Geno?) but everything after that was a bit disappointing.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

3/5

I enjoyed it. The vocals are often corny, but some fantastic synth riffs and melodies. Interesting to hear some similarities to the work of Giorgio Moroder.

Street Life

The Crusaders

2/5

Enjoyed the disco elements, less keen on the jazzy elements.

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

More like a 4.5, but rounded down. Why? It's hard to explain.