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Album	You	Global	Diff
Parachutes Coldplay	5	3.46	+1.54
Licensed To Ill Beastie Boys	5	3.54	+1.46
Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand	5	3.57	+1.43
Band On The Run Paul McCartney and Wings	5	3.67	+1.33

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Moondance Van Morrison	1	3.69	-2.69
All Hope Is Gone Slipknot	1	2.7	-1.7
Exile On Main Street The Rolling Stones	2	3.59	-1.59
Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf	2	3.42	-1.42
My Generation The Who	2	3.4	-1.4
The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett	2	3.39	-1.39
Pretenders Pretenders	2	3.35	-1.35
From Elvis In Memphis Elvis Presley	2	3.34	-1.34
Homework Daft Punk	2	3.28	-1.28
Paranoid Black Sabbath	3	4.19	-1.19

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Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

5/5

My second favorite post Beatles Paul record, after RAM!

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

Not as good as Monster or Murmur, but definitely has some Hits; Nightswimming!

Moondance

Van Morrison

1/5

Have never appreciated this artist.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

3/5

Great basslines!

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Immigrant Song, baby!

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

Very cool, never have dug into their catalog, but was pleasantly surprised! Especially the first couple of tracks, they really pull you in.

Sail Away

Randy Newman

3/5

Classic Randy Newman; fun to hear his stuff before Toy Story, etc.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

2/5

Pretty solid, with the hits mostly on the back half, but solid Elvis, if you like the guy.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

2/5

Impressive! Was it all improvised? Or do he compose it?

My Generation

The Who

2/5

Interesting, but prefer their later albums (just like everyone else, I’m sure)

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

5/5

So many great ones, can’t believe these were all on their first record!

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

3/5

War Pigs is the perfect intro! Lots of bangers.

808 State

3/5

Surprised by this one. You can hear the 90s dance club coming, and were these synths influence for Gorillaz? Interesting stuff.

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

1/5

If you’re even into this sound, Limp Bizkit did it best. Sorry Nu-Metal, just not that into you.

2112

Rush

3/5

Pretty solid; dug the medley. This is earlier than any RUSH I’ve heard before. I also think I heard a few things the Foos might have stolen, ha.

Parachutes

Coldplay

5/5

Solid gold, start to finish, great sequencing, no fillers; found this in high school and have been a fan ever since!

Scum

Napalm Death

1/5

Absolute garbage.

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

2/5

Interesting sound. Huge hit, came back to it recently.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

An OK record by the Raggae Master

Moving Pictures

Rush

4/5

Amazing album, second favorite Rush record after Permanent Waves.

Pretenders

2/5

One song I really liked, Mystery Achievement, but had an issue with her voice and its vibrato. Other songs were pretty stock guitar solos and songwriting.

The United States Of America

2/5

Too many spacey sound effects. Started off like The Doors with a female singer and too much dissonance. Hard to get through.

Homework

Daft Punk

2/5

Had no idea Daft Punk went back so far!

Achtung Baby

3/5

It’s got some hits, but I’ve never been a fan of The Edge and his atmospheric sound.

Odelay

Beck

3/5

Minus 100 points for Where it’s At (2 turntables and a microphone). Plus 50 points for High 5

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

3/5

Solid album; sad it was his last.

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

Amazing record. Sad Beck is great Beck! This album is only second to Midnite Vultures (Wild n’ Fun Beck)

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

4/5

Amazing, start to finish, all killer no filler. And so many samples, but it doesn’t feel like too much. Well done, boys!

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

2/5

Not really into DJ music, was too repetitious and did the same drum fills in so many songs. Also, if you’re going to sample “Can’t Explain”, use The Who, not some cover!

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Some real funky grooves; hadn’t heard this album of his. Good stuff!

Franz Ferdinand

5/5

Amazing album, brings me back to Summer of 2004 after HS graduation! Take Me Out and Float On were ALWAYS on MTV/VHI and those similar riffs used to bug me, but both amazing songs.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

A great listen, lots of hits. Happy to hear some new-to-me CCR. Also, 3 albums in the same year? Crazy!

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

3/5

So loud, so fun, but so repetitive.

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

4/5

Love this album; I meant to give the whole thing a listen for ages; was not disappointed.

Young Americans

David Bowie

3/5

Solid Bowie album; never heard the “Across the Universe” cover before.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

I know it was revolutionary, but too slow and samples could be better.

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

2/5

Curious album with the switch in instruments and changing to more folk. The singing was a real put-off too.

High Violet

The National

4/5

Love this album; actually heard in same year it came out; I felt caught up!

1984

Van Halen

3/5

Pretty stock rock n roll; never been a huge Van Halen fan, and this record sounds like the epitome of Van Halen - big riffs, lots of reverb, solos. Just not for me.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

3/5

Nice, easy listening folk. Also, interesting voice, wasn’t what I was expecting. Nice instrumentals / accompanying parts.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

That voice! Awesome rhythm & blues record, happy to be exposed to this!

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

3/5

Fun post-punk project. Had never heard of, and the British accent always helps.

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

3/5

So many synths! Was surprised to learn they were Scottish.

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

2/5

Very interesting, but was disappointed not to hear any David Byrne singing. But I’m sure this was ahead of its time, with the synths, samples, and world music vibes.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

2/5

Meatloaf is Meatloaf. Didn’t know he wasn’t the writer for all those songs; also, is every song just about wanting a girl…same theme in every track got old fast.

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

3/5

Solid album, lots of hits. Wish it had “Pump It Up” on it, would take it up a notch.

Connected

Stereo MC's

3/5

Fun 90s dance music, but too repetitive, usually versus only, no true chorus, no bridge. I liked when the female vocalists came in and actually sang.

All Mod Cons

The Jam

3/5

Love The Jam, but wish we got to review “In The City”, with “Art School”, their best track for sure. Also, lots of songs are people’s names, and used in the choruses, kinda strange but they worked.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

2/5

Never really been a Stones Fan. Lots of Blues & Honky Tonk, a long listen, fun at times, but hard to get through.

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

4/5

So many classics for a debut album! Color me impressed.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

Fun album! Love the keyboards and bass, plus some pretty rockin dual guitar solos!

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

3/5

Nice to hear some solo Q-Tip, never heard anything outside of “A Tribe Called Quest”. Also, liked the callabo with Norah Jones!

LP1

FKA twigs

2/5

Strange to say the least. Almost a Björk type. I appreciate the unique sound but had a hard time getting through the album.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Amazing album, so many great riffs and tunes!