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Album	You	Global	Diff
3 Feet High and Rising De La Soul	5	3.45	+1.55
Low David Bowie	5	3.54	+1.46
A Love Supreme John Coltrane	5	3.63	+1.37

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Album	You	Global	Diff
L.A. Woman The Doors	2	3.66	-1.66
Hotel California Eagles	2	3.59	-1.59
Blonde On Blonde Bob Dylan	2	3.48	-1.48
The Chronic Dr. Dre	2	3.32	-1.32

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3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul · 1 likes

5/5

One of the greatest albums of all time, hip hop or otherwise. Flowing with genuine whimsy and heart and full of incredible sampling. The only negative is that its maybe 10 minutes too long.

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Hotel California

Eagles

2/5

The Eagles are one of those bands that seem to get an insane amount of hate but I've always been mostly neutral about them. Hotel California is apparently one of the best selling albums of all time but I'm not sure I understand why? Aside from the two prominent singles of the title track and Life in the Fast Lane there's nothing really memorable here. Wasted Time is a bit of a nice ballad but then it just becomes more lazy and generic as the second side goes on.

Harvest

Neil Young

3/5

Not my favorite Neil record but there's quite enough gems on here to make a enjoyable listen. The orchestral songs leave a lot to be desired though.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

4/5

A fun and catchy pop rock album from someone who should've had a longer career. There's an undercurrent of sadness buried beneath the upbeat music and that really strikes a chord.

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

5/5

One of the greatest albums of all time, hip hop or otherwise. Flowing with genuine whimsy and heart and full of incredible sampling. The only negative is that its maybe 10 minutes too long.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

Arguably the peak of Britpop, full of big, anthemic choruses and highly successful singles. It's not my favorite Oasis album but its for sure very good. However, the mastering is terrible. The whole "wall of sound" of it all really leaves a lot to be desired.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

Easy to see why this was such a big influence on Talking Heads.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

Well made alt rock/jangle pop but nothing really substantial. The collab with Thom Yorke was the best part.

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

I've come to accept that REM just aren't for me and that's okay. Musically skilled as they are, Michael Stipe's vocals bother me so much that listening to them becomes a chore.

Ananda Shankar

3/5

First half rips, meanders way too long in the second but I enjoyed most of it.

Dirty

Sonic Youth

4/5

Not as strong as Goo and Daydream Nation but I'll take any excuse to listen to this phenomenal band.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

One of the best to ever do it. Quite simply a masterpiece.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

2/5

Not bad, but certainly not good and sadly it's unforgettable. I can't get over how it sounds like a blatant Dylan parody.

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession

Laura Nyro

3/5

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

2/5

Better than I was expecting it to be, but also nothing really stands out and it just drags on and on. The skits are lame, the production is neat, but the flow is inconsistent and the theme gets old real fast.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

Easy to see why this is the best selling jazz album of all time. Extremely accessible but not for a lack of complexity. Miles assembled his best sextant and the musicianship is the best it could ever get.

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

3/5

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

3/5

Like every Neil Young album, there's a fair mix of great ballads and generic country rock that doesn't do much for me. This was is just okay.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

4/5

A beautiful and gentle album. I get choked up every time I hear Father and Son.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

Funky and full of soul in all the right places, even if the flow is a bit inconsistent.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

4/5

Led Zeppelin

5/5

One of the most perfect debuts a band could ever make. Led Zeppelin bust out of the gate fully swinging with their signature sound that they would build on throughout the years. Not a single wasted moment, even the filler songs serve a purpose. There's a tight rawness in Jimmy Page's guitar sound that for some reason never got revisited on later albums.

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

2/5

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

2/5

A few solid tracks but does not excuse the overlong runtime and blatant misogyny

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

Bossanova

Pixies