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Album	You	Global	Diff
Central Reservation Beth Orton	5	3.06	+1.94
Made In Japan Deep Purple	5	3.29	+1.71
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea PJ Harvey	5	3.38	+1.62
Iron Maiden Iron Maiden	5	3.4	+1.6
A Rush Of Blood To The Head Coldplay	5	3.44	+1.56
Hail To the Thief Radiohead	5	3.45	+1.55
The Gershwin Songbook Ella Fitzgerald	5	3.52	+1.48
The Wildest! Louis Prima	5	3.53	+1.47
The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden	5	3.58	+1.42
Honky Tonk Masquerade Joe Ely	4	2.68	+1.32

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
69 Love Songs The Magnetic Fields	1	2.85	-1.85
Bookends Simon & Garfunkel	2	3.56	-1.56

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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

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The Wildest!

Louis Prima · 1 likes

5/5

Oh wow, this is amazing! Such a fun album. So glad this came up and I was able to listen to it and to fall in love with it.

Private Dancer

Tina Turner · 1 likes

4/5

Such a fun album! We both really enjoyed this one, Tina has a really great voice and know how to use it, and the music itself is very easy and fun to listen. I see why she was / is so popular for so many years!

4-Star Albums (28)

1-Star Albums (1)

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Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

Great album and a true classic! Loved it since I was fourteen. It shaped me then - and it still hits hard.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

A very lovely album, great instrumentals. Sets the mood fantastically - even in the deepest darkest winter I was able to feel like it's a sunny summer's day. Such a carefree, happy mood. However, reggae is not really my jam and while I really love to hear an occasional song, listening to the whole album all at once felt like it lasts and lasts for too long as the songs are so similar to each other. I'd rate it 4 stars for musicality, lightness and freshness it packs if I was more unbiased by my own tastes, but for my very personal enjoyment it's more like 3 stars. Still a fun and lovely listen!

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

5/5

A true classic. A very cohesive, moody album that is very rewarding to listen. It's been a long time since I listened to a Radiohead album from start to finish - I used to, but eventually I just picked the songs I like the most. In this case, there are so many great ones for me - The Wolf at the Door, There There, We Suck Young Blood, 2+2=5... I'm absolutely glad I revisited Hail to the Thief in all its melancholic glory.

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

3/5

Not something I would put myself on voluntarily as it's not really my thing, but it's a fun and easy listen. Funk is inherently a fun and instrumentals-focused genre, and I had fun and I enjoyed the instrumental parts.

Metallica

5/5

Oh my, I'm so happy to get this here! One of my favourite albums, and among Metallica's greatest - and they have lots of great albums. Love every minute of it. True classic.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

It's actually a very fun album to listen to!

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

5/5

Oh wow, this is amazing! Such a fun album. So glad this came up and I was able to listen to it and to fall in love with it.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

4/5

Oh my, I used to listen to this album so much at school! A very cozy album for me, lots of great memories. To me Dire Straits is quintessential background music - but I mean it in the best way as it just fits, just like an old cozy sweater.

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

4/5

Was actually quite good. Unfortunately, I was busy the whole day and couldn't give it the most proper attention and just had it on background while doing other things, so I can't comment on lyrics or anything in particular, but sonically it felt like a good punk album. Might take a closer listen again later.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

5/5

Oh my, my second favourite PJ Harvey's album!!! (My biggest favourite is To Bring You My Love and my third favourite is Uh Huh Her, both unfortunately NOT in this list. Shame, shame, shame. My biggest reccomendations to listen to these too if you liked this one!) Honestly, I think this is probably her best album. It all sounds so fresh, so cohesive and never boring. Every song is superb. Storytelling is great. I just love this album so much and for so long.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

1/5

Oh boy. I mean, I get it. The whole premise is very ambitious and kinda brilliant. But the execution is subpar, and the outcome is this very bloated almost three hour ordeal with the most annoying music, infuriating production and unfinished songs sung by people who can't really sing. I guess it's not unexpected that I found the whole thing very grating on my nerves. I mean, alright, some tunes were kinda cute and some lyrics were kinda funny, but those cute and fun parts just drown in the sea of the most annoying music I have listened to lately. Had it been shorter, I would have given this 2 stars. Maybe even 3 for those rare flashes of brilliance and humour. But the whole album felt like 2 hours and 45 minutes of torture to me. My first 1 star rating.

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

3/5

Actually quite good. At some point I forgot that I'm specifically listening to the album and just vibed with it.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

Interesting album, important messages. Lots of collaborators. I liked the slightly jazzy beat. Alright, Momma and The Blacker the Berry were standouts for me. Mortal Man in the end really ties the album together.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

There are hits here. Overall a very fine music with the ability to summon chill vibes and the heat of summer to your home.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

Ohhh, that's a great classic album! Love it

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

3/5

I do enjoy post punk, and I did enjoy this album, too.

The Stone Roses

3/5

Nice and easy listening.

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

3/5

It's alright, not the best reggae I ever heard, but sounds nice enough to listen to.

New York Dolls

4/5

A fun and fresh listen! They sound something like The Rolling Stones meets Kiss, and also I can hear how influential The Dolls should have been to the whole post punk scene. I found the album enjoyable.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

You can say it's overplayed, you can say it's overrated, but it's such a good album - and it did not get old!

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

4/5

A classic that started so much. I don't personally enjoy this too much but I really respect it.

Da Capo

Love

4/5

I actually have a thing for 60s classic rock. I thoroughly enjoyed this, and the final 20 minutes song that was full of guitar, drums and even sax solos was a blast.

Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

3/5

Haven't listened to drum and bass for quite a while, and that's a good album. Quite nice as background music!

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

Very nice to listen to and instantly danceable - it's fun! And it's also very well made instrumentally, too.

Highly Evolved

The Vines

3/5

A perfectly listenable rock album, and I do love rock music, so I cannot give it less than 3 stars - and yet, it's such a generic rock album I cannot give it more than 3 stars. I liked the songs where they tried to sound like Nirvana and disliked the more mellow, ballad-like songs of theirs. Get Free was the standout of the album for me, apparently it is the biggest hit from Highly Evolved, and I'm not surprised. Overall - really not bad, at times even good, but I won't be seeking for more.

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

3/5

I really liked it musically and lyrically, but could not connect with the vocals. Maybe I would need more time with this album.

Iron Maiden

5/5

I absolutely love this album!

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

3/5

I quite like the old school rock. Good instrumentals!

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

5/5

Oh, I have listened to this a lot back at school - on a CD! A really good album, and to me - quite a nostalgic one. It was such a pleasure to listen to it all from front to back again. A really strong poprock album.

Beautiful Freak

Eels

3/5

Quite a fun and enjoyable listen!

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

A very good album! Of course I knew and love quite a bunch of songs from it before, it was fun to listen to it whole from start to finish. I think I'd happily dive into The Smiths deeper as I enjoy their kind of melancholy rock.

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

5/5

A fantastic live album by a fantastic classic / hard rock band. Absolutely magical experience, and probably my favourite version of Child in Time here.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

One of my favourite Led Zeppelin albums! Fantastic band, spectacular music. I'm very looking forward to seeing more their albums here:)

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

It was fun to listen to. Elvis had a lovely voice and sung well, and was charismatic. Not something I would put on and on again, but a nice change of pace.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

It's a fresh and fun listen, and I enjoyed it! Gets a bit samey through the course of the album, but is still good.

McCartney

Paul McCartney

3/5

Quite a fun listen!

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

5/5

I really connected with the soft, soothing Beth Orton's voice and her mellow melodies. I will want to come back to this, for sure.

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

4/5

Blackstar

David Bowie

4/5

A melancholic and mellow album, a good one.

Honky Tonk Masquerade

Joe Ely

4/5

I enjoyed it. Each time I listen to some old country I get surprised how much I actually do enjoy it. Who knew. I guess the acoustic instrumentations, rock-adjacent sound and storytelling do it for me.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

4/5

A fine album with very evocative lyrics. Great to just sit and listen on the bus, like I did.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

4/5

A folk-punk album? Well, this is fun!

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

3/5

It's a calm listen. Joni is a very evocative lyricist, but the music itself is on the bland side, so you really have to listen to see its beauty. Needs some relistening to appreciate fully.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

It's not something I enjoy, but it's something I can appreciate.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

3/5

It's quite a good post punk album, might listen to it more later

Arular

M.I.A.

3/5

It's definitely not bad, but not something I sincerely enjoy and it felt a bit samey to me. I liked the energy though! I think with the right mood this could be great.

More Specials

The Specials

2/5

This sounds like great music for retirement home parties.

Fleet Foxes

3/5

It's quite a nice indie rock album!

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

4/5

I love PJ Harvey and I like this album as a whole and I adore some of its parts (the title song is phenomenal! I love Dry!), and it's a great listen, but it's not my favourite PJ's album in her discography. (My favourites are To bring you my love, Uh huh her and Stories...) I'll give it a very strong four! It's a good one.

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

2/5

Okay! This is very hard to evaluate, because what do I evaluate here? Is the album interesting and listening to it felt educational and different? Well, yes. Did I enjoy the listening experience, did I like it, was it a rewarding experience, will I want to listen to this again? Well, no. However, I DID laugh at some tracks, and it often felt that the album/musicians are laughing at me, the listener, too, and that was quite an experience. This album feels like it's both pretentious as fuck, silly as fuck and was probably a total blast to create and record and like musicians really had fun. How do you even rate something that feels like one and five stars at once? Let's give it two for my sheer displeasure, but keep in mind that I still think it's worthy to be in this list. Go figure.

Want Two

Rufus Wainwright

4/5

I did like it, a very soothing, calming album, beautiful voice, lovely piano. Listened to it twice. Loved the duet with Antony, too.

Adele

5/5

My inner hipster has tried to find excuses why shouldn't I give 5 stars to this pop album that has been airing everywhere for a decade, but honestly, it's a very good album and a very lovely listen. To hell with pretentiousness and French cuisine, who doesn't love a damn good burger, or, more likely in this case, damn good fish & chips? For sure I do. A damn good pop album and such a beautiful voice.

The Visitors

ABBA

4/5

This is an interesting album by ABBA - I usually only know the hits, and this is an album without them, but it's still very good. I liked "I let the music speak" the most.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

3/5

I'm always excited for a concept album! However, this time I did not enjoy it that immensely as the lyrics and music could have been more interesting, but still it was an enjoyable listen, cannot say anything bad.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

2/5

Well, there's nothing wrong but I just did not like it that much.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

4/5

I remember listening a lot to this album when it came out. I still like it a lot. My favourite song is My Body Is A Cage. A fantastic song.

Let Love Rule

Lenny Kravitz

3/5

Quite a nice listen. Did not love it, but did enjoy it quite a lot, a well made album. 3,5 stars, it was hard to decide to round it down or up.

1999

Prince

3/5

Not exactly my thing, but it's a good and interesting thing.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

There is something about hard rock and heavy metal music that just makes me feel at home each time I listen to it. There is no way I could give less than 4 stars for this. Been contemplating 5, too, but decided I just don't love ZZ Top as much as I do Maiden, Sabbath, Deep Purple, Rainbow or Led Zeppelin. But do I enjoy them and this album? Hell yeah I do.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Not something I would choose to listen myself, but it went really good on a peaceful Saturday afternoon.

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

4/5

A breath of fresh air in this project! Glad to hear some more metal here, and Ministry's impact is definitely huge.

Low

David Bowie

4/5

A really good album. Will definitely come back to it.

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

3/5

This album is both brilliant and both slightly grating on my nerves at once - but I enjoyed listening to it nevertheless!

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

4/5

Quite a lovely album!

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

4/5

I liked it, for a while I even forgot that I was listening to a new album - it felt just as familiar as my usual classic rock:)

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

5/5

Oh, one of my beloved ones! An absolutely fantastic album.

Truth

Jeff Beck

4/5

I liked this

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

3/5

I was really excited at the start of this record but my excitement waned a bit by the end of it. It's an alright album nonetheless!

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

5/5

I knew I enjoyed Ella and most of the classic vocal jazz somewhat, but I was naturally worried if I'll have what it takes to sit through this 3 hour behemoth of the album. Surprisingly, there was nothing to worry about - I loved every minute of it, and also tidied up my room and finished knitting a cowl, all while gently smiling. Wow!

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

3/5

Soul and r'n'b are not my favourite styles so it's hard to evaluate for me, but his voice is truly buttery smooth!

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

4/5

Very nice as a background music.

Fly Or Die

N.E.R.D

3/5

This was actually refreshingly fun. A different album, a genre fusion, a fresh take. Maybe not something I'll want to revisit, but I'm really glad I got to hear it.

Live!

Fela Kuti

4/5

I enjoyed it, truly a lively album.