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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails	5	3.34	+1.66
Bryter Layter Nick Drake	5	3.52	+1.48
New Forms Roni Size	4	2.53	+1.47
Funeral Arcade Fire	5	3.55	+1.45
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	5	3.63	+1.37
Superfly Curtis Mayfield	5	3.7	+1.3
Basket of Light Pentangle	4	2.77	+1.23
Happy Sad Tim Buckley	4	2.79	+1.21

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Eliminator ZZ Top	1	3.37	-2.37
Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters	1	3.24	-2.24
Germfree Adolescents X-Ray Spex	1	3.06	-2.06
Lady Soul Aretha Franklin	2	4.05	-2.05
London Calling The Clash	2	3.96	-1.96
A Hard Day's Night Beatles	2	3.89	-1.89
The Stranger Billy Joel	2	3.86	-1.86
Colour By Numbers Culture Club	1	2.85	-1.85
Apple Venus Volume 1 XTC	1	2.83	-1.83
Southern Rock Opera Drive-By Truckers	1	2.81	-1.81

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Dire Straits

Dire Straits · 1 likes

4/5

Big fan of the overall production of this album, love the slightly jazzy sound of the drums and the atmospheric guitars. Although half of the songs do sound a lot like sultans of swing. Favourites are down to the waterline, sultans of swing and in the gallery.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys · 1 likes

4/5

A bit over the top at points but always engaging and interesting

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince · 1 likes

3/5

Some good moments but many that I didn’t really care for, and the production hasn’t aged well. It’s interesting if nothing else

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy · 1 likes

2/5

Pretty generic 90s rap to me

1-Star Albums (9)

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Dire Straits

4/5

Bad

Michael Jackson

3/5

Not bad hahhahhahahah no it’s actually alright. I didn’t think Michael Jackson would be my thing but I got some enjoyment out of this album, particularly at the start. I do think bad loses its charm towards the end, along with Jackson’s constant ad-lib screams. And the production has aged impressively badly - I actually thought it was released in the early 70s from the sound of this thing. Maybe that’s the point. I don’t really care

Queen II

Queen

2/5

This is my first serious introduction to Queen, and if this is considered to be one of their good albums then I don’t understand how they’re a highly regarded group. It sounds like they’re recording every song standing ten feet away from the microphone, and the only way you can distinguish the confusion of noice is because they pan instruments so far to the left or right. There’s some interesting ideas on this album but they’re executed poorly. It’s not charming, it’s not vintage; it’s just disappointing.

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

3/5

It’s an interesting album. The lyrics are often engaging, the production choices are innovative and the instruments are all given plenty of space. What it lacks in consistency, it makes up for with charisma. I’m not sure I’d return to it, but I definitely enjoyed it.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

Although I’ve heard and enjoyed some of his work, I’ve never been a huge Bowie fan, and this is the first time I’ve really listened to one of his albums. I have to say, I’m surprised by how much I liked it. He has a way of bringing songs to life that honestly no other artist does, and this album is absolutely full of personality. The production isn’t particularly fresh or crisp, but it has a special quality, and is fairly impressive for the era of this album. There’s plenty of interesting instrumental choices in this album, and the lyrics always seem to intrigue me. Plus the Andy Warhol song is pretty funny.

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

5/5

An absolutely incredible album. The jazzy elements combine perfectly with the soul feel of these songs, and Curtis’ drug focussed lyrics balance the upbeat sounds with a dark undertone. I’ve not seen the film, or fully dived into the meaning of the lyrics, but I’m more than happy to just listen to this one on repeat and enjoy it. Favourites are little child running wild, pusherman (I absolutely love those drums) and no thing on me

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

Bangers

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

4/5

A band I’d never even heard of before but a great album, there’s probably some skippable moments which is the only reason I’m not giving it 5 stars

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

It’s been a while since I’ve been less interested in an album

Like A Prayer

Madonna

2/5

I didn’t enjoy it. I’m not sure if I was meant to

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

Not my favourite of Bowie’s music, but still interesting. I don’t think I’d return to it

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

A bit over the top at points but always engaging and interesting

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

3/5

I mean it’s fine

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

2/5

Weirdly I actually see why it’s on this list but I just don’t care for it at all

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

3/5

A bit too much for me but an interesting listen

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

Da Capo

Love

3/5

The doors but not the doors but still good?

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

I really liked the sound of this album

La Revancha Del Tango

Gotan Project

4/5

Pretty cool

Eliminator

ZZ Top

1/5

I can’t imagine a time where this didn’t sound like ass

Future Days

Can

4/5

Loved the first song, the others are a slight drop off but a great innovative album

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

1/5

The first song was alright and I really like the second half of the last song. Apart from that it was complete ass

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

All Mod Cons

The Jam

2/5

It’s okay, not really for me though

Roots

Sepultura

1/5

Bro needs to chill out

Palo Congo

Sabu

3/5

It’s cool

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Iconic

Highly Evolved

The Vines

3/5

Some interesting moments but many forgettable ones

G. Love And Special Sauce

G. Love & Special Sauce

3/5

It’s cool but the vocals grate on me sometimes

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

4/5

Pretty wild indeed

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Fantastic album, has some great jazzy elements

London Calling

The Clash

2/5

Quite underwhelming

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

4/5

Fuzzy

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

Don't Stand Me Down

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

Weird but it grew on me. Not sure I’d come back to it

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

2/5

Not bad but quite forgettable

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

3/5

Some good moments but many that I didn’t really care for, and the production hasn’t aged well. It’s interesting if nothing else

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

I don’t think you’ll find a debut album more measured, purposeful and creative than this one. There’s probably a couple of skips on here, otherwise I’d give it 5 stars

Van Halen

2/5

Pretty ass

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

Creative and unique

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

Super jazzy and interesting

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

2/5

I liked a lot of the instrumentals but the lyrics sound like they were written by a 14 year old

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

3/5

Interesting and listenable but not my favourite style of music

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

I’m not sure this album really makes sense but it’s pretty good, I like the more folky songs and there’s some absolute classics on here

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

1/5

Absolutely abysmal. Had to turn it off after four songs. It would have been okay if he wasn’t singing

New Wave

The Auteurs

2/5

Inoffensive but pretty forgettable

White Ladder

David Gray

3/5

A couple of good songs but pretty average. I didn’t hate it

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

5/5

By no means a perfect album but nick drake makes music that no one else can

With The Beatles

Beatles

3/5

A pleasant listen

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

2/5

The music is pretty good at points but I just can’t get over his voice

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

3/5

Good but I also just don’t care that much for it

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

3/5

I’ve never really cared for muse and this album didn’t change my mind. It’s not bad at all, but I don’t think I’d come back to it

GREY Area

Little Simz

3/5

Pretty messy at the start but ends up being a really strong album, close to four stars

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Very listenable but nothing special - I might give it another listen at some point

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

4/5

The weakest of their great three album run but still has a lot of incredible moments and songs - ocean of noise is one of my favourites of theirs

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

3/5

Weird but would happily listen again

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

Quite enjoyable

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

3/5

It’s a solid album, but there’s too many times where I wish they would have a bit more creativity, and the production can feel pretty flat.

Dust

Screaming Trees

3/5

It’s a decent album but nothing really grabs my attention

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

3/5

First song is good but the album becomes a bit repetitive after. Not a bad listen at all though

New Forms

Roni Size

4/5

Surprisingly I really liked this. Some filthy bass in there

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

3/5

He’s kinda smooth but it didn’t really do much for me

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

2/5

This might have been good if I was hearing it live in a pub about 200 years ago

Country Life

Roxy Music

3/5

Interesting but pretty weird. I liked the first song

Bad

Michael Jackson

2/5

This would be a decent album if the production wasn’t so awful

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

2/5

It’s listenable but nothing special

Eternally Yours

The Saints

2/5

It’s okay but not something I’d return to, and the singer grates on me

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

3/5

Not bad but it didn’t grab my attention too much. A lot more listenable than I thought it would be

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

I really liked the long song. The others were pretty good too

The Cars

2/5

It had some moments but largely pretty uninteresting

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

For some reason I didn’t think this would be good but I liked a lot of the songs on here, especially the last one

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

Smooth but I wouldn’t say it was anything special

The Undertones

2/5

Apart from the good song I can’t think of a single reason as to why this album is on this list. Good song saves it from a 1 star

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

3/5

Interesting but I don’t think it’s something I’d come back to

Debut

Björk

4/5

It’s messy and the production can sound a bit dated but bjork is creative enough that it doesn’t really matter

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

4/5

Cracking. You can tell he’s Jeff’s dad

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

2/5

Just a bit shit really

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

3/5

He’s a bit over the top but it’s not actually bad

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

I thought it was gonna be trash once he started singing but it was actually pretty listenable

Sea Change

Beck

3/5

Pretty chill album with some good moments

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

1/5

She could have tried to sing properly at least once

Frank

Amy Winehouse

2/5

I just find this album a bit annoying really

Picture Book

Simply Red

3/5

Pretty good nothing crazy

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

Easily one of the best rap albums of all time

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

3/5

Listenable but wasn’t doing too much for me

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

1/5

I actively hated listening to this

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

2/5

I really just didn’t get on with the vocals. Apart from that not too bad

Common

3/5

Pretty conflicted on this. A lot of the instrumentals were good and it had a decent flow, but some of the lyrics were abysmal

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

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

Classic album with great drumming - Alex turner isn’t annoying in this one either

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

3/5

Great drumming and a unique sound but it does get a bit samey

Gold

Ryan Adams

2/5

Not as bad as I initially thought, but it’s not something I’d ever choose to listen to

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

5/5

Probably the only metal album I’ll ever like

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

2/5

Pretty crap really. I guess it’s not terrible

Dog Man Star

Suede

3/5

First couple of songs were good but it didn’t do much for me after. Not really sure why it’s on this list

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

As with all of LCD’s albums, the PRODUCTION is great, and there’s some really good songs on here

The Bends

Radiohead

4/5

There’s a few good songs on here so it just about gets a 4, but there’s quite a few I’d skip

Paris 1919

John Cale

2/5

Not doing much for me, just a bit dull really

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

2/5

Alright but pretty boring

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

2/5

Mid as hell. 1 good song though

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

3/5

Pretty fun. I like it. Don’t know what the bloke’s saying though

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Some good songs on here. Jesus was pretty terrible though

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

2/5

It’s actually okay just not something I’d ever listen to

Abbey Road

Beatles

4/5

Pretty good but I still don’t quite see why it’s such an iconic album. Just about gets four stars

Scissor Sisters

1/5

Some decent songs and some bad. The pink floyd cover is unforgivable though

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

2/5

The guy can’t sing

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

2/5

The more I listen to the Beatles the more I realise they’re just not very good

The Stranger

Billy Joel

2/5

Meh it was nice at points but just a bit boring

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

2/5

It’s just noise really

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

2/5

Pretty generic 90s rap to me

Moving Pictures

Rush

3/5

Pretty interesting I might return

Sulk

The Associates

2/5

Halloween music. Pretty bad

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

Enjoyed this a surprising amount, there’s quite a few good songs on here

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

I really enjoyed this album, lots of creative songwriting

Jack Takes the Floor

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

1/5

I can’t really listen to this

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Actually quite good

Close To The Edge

Yes

4/5

I enjoyed this one a lot, very creative

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

Pretty funky. Aidan likes

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

2/5

A bit depressing if you listen to the lyrics. The music is pretty boring though

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

1/5

This is ass

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

I find this guy insanely annoying but some of the instrumentals are quite good

Moondance

Van Morrison

2/5

Quite underwhelming, I just don’t get why it’s on this list. It’s listenable but that’s about it

Funeral

Arcade Fire

5/5

One of the best indie albums, every song has something special about it

Rio

Duran Duran

3/5

Pretty good, I’m not sure I’d come back to it though

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

3/5

Why is it three hours and why is it kinda good. Didn’t listen to all of it but I’d happily chuck it on in the background

Basket of Light

Pentangle

4/5

More pretty good hippy rock. Strong

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

2/5

It’s alright but the production is whack. It probably sounded good 50 years ago

Metallica

4/5

Not my favourite type of music but it’s undeniably good