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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Man Who Travis	5	3	+2
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got Sinead O'Connor	5	3.26	+1.74
A Rush Of Blood To The Head Coldplay	5	3.43	+1.57
Diamond Life Sade	5	3.46	+1.54
Definitely Maybe Oasis	5	3.54	+1.46
Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz	5	3.66	+1.34
Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen	5	3.69	+1.31
Violator Depeche Mode	5	3.7	+1.3
Metallica Metallica	5	3.77	+1.23
New Wave The Auteurs	4	2.85	+1.15

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
American IV: The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash	2	3.87	-1.87
Off The Wall Michael Jackson	2	3.8	-1.8
Orbital 2 Orbital	1	2.7	-1.7
Maggot Brain Funkadelic	2	3.6	-1.6
Machine Head Deep Purple	2	3.58	-1.58
Unknown Pleasures Joy Division	2	3.48	-1.48
Aqualung Jethro Tull	2	3.43	-1.43
Green Onions Booker T. & The MG's	2	3.39	-1.39
Locust Abortion Technician Butthole Surfers	1	2.39	-1.39
Seventeen Seconds The Cure	2	3.38	-1.38

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MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana · 1 likes

5/5

One of my favourite albums ever.

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers · 1 likes

1/5

I really don't like this. Some of the songs were super annoying--equivalent to someone repeatedly poking you, but doing it loudly and as obnoxiously as possible.

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen · 1 likes

4/5

Overall, very enjoyable with a couple bangers!

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel · 1 likes

4/5

Classic Simon and Garfunkel. Soothes the savage breast. A couple of meh songs.

1-Star Albums (3)

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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

3/5

3.5 Lost 0.5 for "Satisfaction" cover.

The Doors

4/5

Quite liked most of it. The lengthy solos still annoying.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

4/5

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

I usually hate live albums--I can't stand the artists' chatter and the audience reactions, but I quite like Johnny Cash's plain-spoken criticism of the prison system and law enforcement. His attitude backs up the music.

1999

Prince

3/5

Two great songs.

Low-Life

New Order

3/5

3.5

Dry

PJ Harvey

2/5

Not my jam. 2.5

Document

R.E.M.

3/5

Sound Affects

The Jam

3/5

I like their sound. 3.5

The Coral

3/5

Some good songs. Some weird ones.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

2/5

Chinese water torture.

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

Six of the tracks were unavailable, but I liked what I heard.

The Bends

Radiohead

4/5

4.5

Os Mutantes

3/5

Okay. Not my taste.

Kimono My House

Sparks

3/5

Interesting.

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

2/5

The only good thing about this album are the song titles. Bumped it up to a 2.

Diamond Life

Sade

5/5

Sublime.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

2/5

L.A. Woman

The Doors

3/5

Generally enjoyed. 3.5

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

Not my jam but can appreciate it. 3.5

Supa Dupa Fly

Missy Elliott

3/5

3.5

The Man Who

Travis

5/5

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

The Real Thing

Faith No More

3/5

I like it, but it's too loud for me in my old age. 3.5

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

3/5

Somewhere between a 2.5 and a 3. Some of it was okay but generally meh.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

4/5

Horny teenager music (or rather, music for middle-aged people to remember when they were horny teenagers) . Over-the-top and entertaining.

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

2/5

Okay, but not my jam.

Pornography

The Cure

3/5

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

Great album. Maybe 4.5?

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

2/5

Weird old white people (men, likely) music. I liked "Wondr'ing Aloud." On the fence about the flute. No thank you to long interviews. 2.5

Metallica

5/5

I mean...

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

2/5

Somewhat Devo derivative, some SpongeBob robot episode? Liked The Model song. 2.5?

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

3/5

Liked generally. There were a few weird cheesy songs.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Typical traditional Christmas album. Some lovely voices. Phil Spector at the end is creepy. 3.5

Arrival

ABBA

4/5

Even the bad ones are pretty good.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

3/5

A few fabulous songs and a lot of filler.

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

This was okay. A few songs I enjoyed.

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

2/5

Last two tracks are a little more melodic and tolerable, but generally hated this and it made me feel angry and agitated.

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

3/5

I liked some songs, but not something I'd listen to.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

2/5

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

Some fabulous songs! Overall great!

Soul Mining

The The

3/5

This was okay. One great song.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

I hate when songs have long instrumental endings or solos that drag on. Hayes's voice is like butter.

808 State

2/5

Interesting, but not to my taste.

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

2/5

Not to my taste. The couple songs with Sinead O'Connor were the best. Would give a 2.5 if I could

Pyromania

Def Leppard

3/5

Not my kind of music, but thought it was overall good.

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

Enjoyed this. Would prefer to listen to songs individually rather than the whole album at once.

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

5/5

So many amazing, iconic songs!

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Christine McVie’s songs the only bad ones. This album is one of the best albums ever. Silver Springs should have been included on the original album.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

Some songs I enjoyed on here. I hate talking on tracks.

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

2/5

This was okay, but not something I would ever want to listen to again if given a choice.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

Some great, memorable songs. Sexist, yes. Fun, also yes. Would definitely happily listen to.

Lost Souls

Doves

3/5

Pretty good. I really enjoyed some of the songs. Would listen to this again. Not crazy about the instrumental, synthesizer stuff.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Hmm. Some okay songs, and one amazing song. Ideally I could give this a 3.5. I would listen to this album if it came on, but wouldn't make an effort to look for it.

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

3/5

Good overall. A couple of bangers. Many of the songs sound similar to me.

Clandestino

Manu Chao

4/5

Quite enjoyed this. Made me feel like I was on vacation somewhere instead of in this winter hellscape. Fun album.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

2/5

Too many boring instrumental parts. Sounds like the Cure, minus the cheekiness and catchy melodies.

Legalize It

Peter Tosh

3/5

Traffic

3/5

A couple of good songs. Some terrible songs.

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

3/5

I liked this.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

3/5

One amazing song. Some okay ones.

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

2/5

Disappointingly boring.

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Neil's voice isn't my favourite, but he's an amazing songwriter.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

One of my favourite albums ever.

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

1/5

I really don't like this. Some of the songs were super annoying--equivalent to someone repeatedly poking you, but doing it loudly and as obnoxiously as possible.

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

4/5

Overall, very enjoyable with a couple bangers!

White Denim

3/5

I liked a few songs, the others were meh.

Doolittle

Pixies

4/5

A kickass album. A couple of songs are too loud for my old ears now, but overall very enjoyable. 4.5

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

2/5

Okay, but not something I would ever listen to.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

Um. I really liked this.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

Liked overall. Some bangers.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

Quite liked this. 3.5

Konnichiwa

Skepta

3/5

Really enjoyed some of the songs. Skillful rhymes and flow (I thought). 3.5

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

2/5

The kind of music geeky twelve-year-old boys who play D&D would make.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

2/5

A lot of covers weren't doing it for me. Everything sounds dour. 2.5

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

3/5

Very mellow. Maybe too mellow sometimes? 8th track shouldn't be included. 3.5

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

3/5

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

3/5

3.5

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

4/5

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

3/5

Fun and silly. Rocky Horror Picture Show minus the musical genius and hot Tim Curry.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

4/5

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

4/5

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

5/5

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

3/5

Renaissance Fair vibe, but I don't hate it.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

4.5

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

2/5

Music to slit your wrists to.

Horses

Patti Smith

2/5

She's cool, but not digging the music. 2.5

Medúlla

Björk

3/5

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Classic Simon and Garfunkel. Soothes the savage breast. A couple of meh songs.

Vivid

Living Colour

4/5

Machine Head

Deep Purple

2/5

2.5

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

4/5

Not the most exciting, but still lovely.

Violent Femmes

4/5

Fun. A couple of AMAZING songs.

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

Odelay

Beck

4/5

Black Monk Time

The Monks

3/5

3.5

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

3/5

3.5

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

2/5

Not my jam. Long solos are torture.

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Meh. Waiting for Stairway to Heaven.

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

2/5

A few songs I enjoyed. 2.5

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

3/5

The better songs sounded like Sheryl Crow.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

2/5

Not my jam.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

Scum

Napalm Death

1/5

Would rather be lobotomized than listen to this again.

Tical

Method Man

2/5

Not my jam. 2.5

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

Truth

Jeff Beck

2/5

2.5

Bad Company

3/5

Pretty good. 3.5

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

This one is all over the place. One phenomenal song, one great song, some mediocre songs and a racist song.

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

3/5

Meh. Not my favourite.

Copper Blue

Sugar

4/5

Night Life

Ray Price

2/5

Nice voice. 2.5

American Idiot

Green Day

4/5

4.5

The Stooges

2/5

2.5

Orbital 2

Orbital

1/5

Chinese water torture. 1.5

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

3/5

Not one of his better albums.

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

3/5

Quite enjoyed this. 3.5

Melodrama

Lorde

4/5

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

4/5

New York Dolls

3/5

Enjoyed some of the songs. Mick Jagger vibe.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

3.5

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

New Wave

The Auteurs

4/5

Quite liked this.

Queen II

Queen

3/5

meh

Kala

M.I.A.

3/5

Not my jam, but she is fierce. Tempted to give it a 4 for Paper Planes. 3.5

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

Could have been a 5, but some songs feel like definite filler.

Scott 2

Scott Walker

2/5

This would be great if I was watching a musical. But I am not, and it’s just very odd. 2.5

New Forms

Roni Size

2/5

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

3/5

3.5

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

3/5

Groovy.

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

3/5

Party time. 3.5

Close To You

Carpenters

3/5

Sweet. 3.5

Buena Vista Social Club

3/5

3.5

Mott

Mott The Hoople

3/5

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

3/5

Violator

Depeche Mode

5/5

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

2/5

Not my cup of tea. 2.5

Tommy

The Who

3/5

A couple of good songs, but meh. 3, maybe even a 2.5.

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

3/5

Can appreciate the skill, but not my jam. 3

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

3/5

3.5

Cupid & Psyche 85

Scritti Politti

3/5

meh

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Enjoyable. 3.5

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

Enjoyed overall. 3.5

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

2/5

One okay song. The rest are tolerable and/or irritating. Spanish Dancer is downright cringey. 2.5

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

3/5

Some questionable songs but overall I like their sound. A Walmart version of Simon and Garfunkel or The Monkees. 3.5

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

Love bossa nova and this is beautiful. 5

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

2/5

All the weird tics and sounds are aggravating.

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

2/5

Wanted to like it, but his voice. 2.5

Maxinquaye

Tricky

3/5

C'est Chic

CHIC

2/5

Yuck

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

3/5

Opus Dei

Laibach

2/5