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Album	You	Global	Diff
The New Tango Astor Piazzolla	5	2.88	+2.12
This Year's Model Elvis Costello & The Attractions	5	3.31	+1.69
L'Eau Rouge The Young Gods	4	2.32	+1.68
Fragile Yes	5	3.32	+1.68
Brilliant Corners Thelonious Monk	5	3.33	+1.67
The Band The Band	5	3.34	+1.66
Darkness on the Edge of Town Bruce Springsteen	5	3.41	+1.59
Zombie Fela Kuti	5	3.46	+1.54
Disraeli Gears Cream	5	3.46	+1.54
Straight Outta Compton N.W.A.	5	3.51	+1.49

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine	2	3.98	-1.98
69 Love Songs The Magnetic Fields	1	2.85	-1.85
Aladdin Sane David Bowie	2	3.6	-1.6
Shleep Robert Wyatt	1	2.5	-1.5
Marquee Moon Television	2	3.5	-1.5
Hail To the Thief Radiohead	2	3.45	-1.45
The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett	2	3.39	-1.39
Dub Housing Pere Ubu	1	2.35	-1.35
Daydream Nation Sonic Youth	2	3.29	-1.29
The Slider T. Rex	2	3.28	-1.28

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Artist	Albums	Average
Bob Marley & The Wailers	2	5
Beatles	2	5

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Artist	Albums	Average
Robert Wyatt	2	1.5

5-Star Albums (22)

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Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer · 1 likes

2/5

I was looking forward to this but wow. A 20 minute song that went too long, a holocaust rhyme and poor vocals.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan · 1 likes

5/5

One of my favorite albums

Master Of Puppets

Metallica · 1 likes

3/5

I thought the album was ok. Solid hard rock but nothing really jumped out as special

Damaged

Black Flag · 1 likes

3/5

Classic hard core punk!. This album came out when I was a freshman in college. Not my everyday listen but a good album

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A. · 1 likes

5/5

Great old school rap! I added a bunch of songs to my favorites.

1-Star Albums (4)

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Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

4/5

This came out when I was in my mid 20s. GNR were huge. Many good songs especially Sweet Chill of Mine and Paradise City.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

3/5

This album was not my vibe. I found it very boring

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Not my vibe but I thought this album was good and well done. A good listen

Bummed

Happy Mondays

3/5

Total Cure-like 80s vibe band. Very basic songs but ok. I don’t recall them or any of their songs

Pyromania

Def Leppard

4/5

This was a really good heavy metal album. Big hits off of this one. I had thought they were from Germany but they’re from the UK.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

This is an iconic album not just a reggae album. It came out at a time (1977) when disco and glam rock were at their height and punk was on the horizon. The music spoke to the times. I was planning to see Bob Marley in 1981 but he passed away at 36 before his tour reached UMass.

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

Interesting album. I didn't know what to make of it. Was it electric, punk, alternative, or what. Very listenable and enjoyable.

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

A bit too angsty for me.

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

4/5

Classic 1985 punk! I really enjoyed the album. I was fun. A lot of Bowie influences.

Garbage

4/5

Really good rock album. I enjoyed it

Zombie

Fela Kuti

5/5

I don’t listen to jazz but I really enjoyed this album

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

I liked a couple of her songs when they came out but hadn’t listened to much of her stuff. Not bad.

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

Arctic Monkeys

3/5

I thought this was ok. His vocals started to be irritating. But not a bad album

Blackstar

David Bowie

4/5

Not his best album but I always loved Bowie. He’s always interesting especially this goodbye album.

Damaged

Black Flag

3/5

Classic hard core punk!. This album came out when I was a freshman in college. Not my everyday listen but a good album

The Cars

5/5

I hadn’t listened to this album in a long time. Amazing.

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

I don’t listen to salsa but this album was very listenable. Good beats and rhythms

Metallica

4/5

I have a couple of Metallica songs on my favorite list but I haven’t listened to a whole album. Solid rock album all the way around. A great listen.

Kimono My House

Sparks

2/5

I didn’t know what to make of this.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

3/5

I thought the album was ok. Solid hard rock but nothing really jumped out as special

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

Great old school rap! I added a bunch of songs to my favorites.

Eternally Yours

The Saints

4/5

Interesting album. The arrangement with horns and some of songs were less punky.

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

5/5

I don’t listen to jazz often and haven’t listened to T Monk. This album was fantastic.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

I’m a big Neil Young fan. His second album had a couple of great songs. Cinnamon Girl, Down by The river and Cowgirl in the Sand. But overall this was slow and not too memorable

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

4/5

Very interesting album. I loved his sound.

Femi Kuti

4/5

This was a great surprise. I liked the rhythms and vocals. Very listenable

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

2/5

Terrible. The songs weren’t memorable and the vocals were bad.

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

3/5

I thought this White Stripes album was decent. Nothing impressive jumped out though

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

5/5

Outstanding second album. So many great songs. One of my favorites

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

1/5

This was horrible. I couldn’t listen to the whole thing.

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

I grew up hearing a lot of Temptations hits on the radio. But I haven’t listened to their collective work. I was really impressed.

Gorillaz

4/5

I haven’t listened to the Gorillaz much. Really good album. Put some songs in my rotation

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

4/5

Buttery and smooth. Really good.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

5/5

I’m a big fan of Blondie. They were part of the New Wave movement. Heart of Glass was a huge hit.

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

4/5

Very pleasant and well done

The United States Of America

2/5

I thought this was terrible. Not surprised they only had one album

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

Enjoyed listening to the entire album. Some songs weren’t that great though

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

3/5

Interesting sound.

Shleep

Robert Wyatt

1/5

Horrible. The lyrics were the worst.

Ananda Shankar

4/5

Very good background music. The cover songs were funny to hear but wel done

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

2/5

The arrangements and sound was ok. I could not take the vocals.

Very

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

I thought the album had some good songs.

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

4/5

I was only able to listen to half of the album. My French didn’t help with the lyrics. Overall I thought it was good

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

Faces

4/5

I thought the album was good but mixed. Rod Stewart is awesome

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

5/5

AC/DC rocks! This album came out by senior year in high school. It was a big hit.

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

4/5

Great classic punk. Reminded me of clubbing in the 80s.

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

I hadn’t listened to Nas before. Really good. I saved some songs

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

4/5

It was very listenable but every song sounded the same

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

All the songs are on my playlist. Jimmy Page is an absolute genius. Watch “Making Led Zeppelin”. Amazing

Vivid

Living Colour

3/5

The album had one hit. The rest were mediocre

Disraeli Gears

Cream

5/5

Classic psychedelic rock. Amazing trio

m b v

My Bloody Valentine

2/5

The sound on most songs were scratchy and difficult to listen to

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

4/5

Good classic hard core punk. Good in small doses

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

3/5

Wildly interesting sound. A couple songs were ok. Some like Awaking were bazaar

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

Some good songs. But her voice can’t carry the slow songs.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Got through most of the double album. I hadn’t listened to their range. Not bad

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

1/5

Terrible. I’ll never get back those 35 minutes

Moving Pictures

Rush

4/5

Great album. Solid

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby

Girls Against Boys

3/5

Not too bad

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

1/5

I couldn’t listen to the whole album

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

Joplin has incredible vocals.

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

2/5

I was looking forward to this but wow. A 20 minute song that went too long, a holocaust rhyme and poor vocals.

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

2/5

Wish I knew the lyrics. Seven years of French didn’t help. Very listenable

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

I hadn’t listened to the whole album in a long time. Masterpiece

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

2/5

I thought it was bland and slow.

The Band

5/5

Hadn’t heard songs in a long time. Had Cripple Creek Ferry in my head all day

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Very listenable. Good vocals

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

Amazing. Great horns. I’d love to have been at that show

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

3/5

Some songs were ok.

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

3/5

Good album.

NEU! 75

Neu!

2/5

Some ok songs especially when I was on a long drive

All Mod Cons

The Jam

2/5

Not that great. I liked their Special Beat Service but not this

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

5/5

A classic

Signing Off

UB40

4/5

Great reggae sound.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

2/5

Only 2 good songs. The rest sounded like a cabaret. The Stones cover was terrible.

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

4/5

I enjoyed this album. Good mix of sounds and lyrics

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

3/5

I thought the album was very listenable.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

2/5

A couple songs were ok but not a great album

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

Iconic

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

2/5

I didn’t like the sound or lyrics

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

4/5

Chuck D rules! Great album

Marquee Moon

Television

2/5

I heard of Television but hadn’t heard any of their music. Nothing special.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

4/5

Smooth and mellow 70s vibe

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

2/5

It was ok. I thought it would be good for a long drive But not really

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

2/5

Very dated. quick sings and only 27 minutes

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

Amazing. Most songs were iconic, different and under 2:30.

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...

Arrested Development

4/5

Good sound and lyrics.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

The funnest, dark songs ever. I sang along to most of these

Rage Against The Machine

2/5

Too manic

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

2/5

Not bad but nothing memorable

School's Out

Alice Cooper

3/5

Good album. He’s got a great rock voice.

Guero

Beck

4/5

Great vibes, vocals and rhythm

The Slider

T. Rex

2/5

Not a glamourous album from a glam rock icon.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

Smooth.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Really good album!

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

4/5

Very smooth. I enjoyed it

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

4/5

Nice vibes

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

4/5

I thought it was a decent album

Murmur

R.E.M.

4/5

Good album but not their best

Fragile

Yes

5/5

One of my favorite albums

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

Different era but interesting Hadn’t listened to a lot of Sinatra

Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets

2/5

Bad album

Ray Of Light

Madonna

3/5

Not my favorite music but the album was ok

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Great lyrics and songs

Jack Takes the Floor

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

4/5

For a folk album it was good. Amazing it was almost 70 years ago

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

3/5

Pretty good

Eliminator

ZZ Top

3/5

Overall a good album

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

3/5

Not a big Bob Jovi fan but this was a good album

Cut

The Slits

3/5

Punk light. Lots of yodeling

Destroyer

KISS

2/5

Two decent songs. The rest were bad. Beth was a big song in junior high

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

5/5

One of my favorite albums

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

5/5

Amazing album. I listen to it twice

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

Good rock album.

Sea Change

Beck

3/5

Interesting but bland

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

2/5

I thought it was ok but nothing stood out

Arise

Sepultura

2/5

Didn’t listen to all of it

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

4/5

They sound a lot like Devo on this album

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

Not my type of music but really well done

The New Tango

Astor Piazzolla

5/5

It was really good. So soothing

The Doors

5/5

Amazing debut album.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

3/5

The whole album kept true to form

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

Blues legend.

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

Not his most well known but Elvis is a great songwriter