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Album	You	Global	Diff
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Raekwon	5	2.84	+2.16
3 Feet High and Rising De La Soul	5	3.45	+1.55
Surfer Rosa Pixies	5	3.49	+1.51

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Tommy The Who	1	3.32	-2.32
Get Behind Me Satan The White Stripes	2	3.38	-1.38
Lost In The Dream The War On Drugs	2	3.38	-1.38
Sulk The Associates	1	2.35	-1.35
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady Charles Mingus	2	3.33	-1.33

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Sulk

The Associates · 1 likes

1/5

Nope

1-Star Albums (2)

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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

First time listening to a Simon & Garfunkel album end to end, and it was a consistently pleasant listen. A short, mellow and inoffensive 28 minutes, that I can appreciate without ever wanting to listen again

Rio

Duran Duran

3/5

An enjoyable listen, with the singles (Hungry, Rio, Save a Prayer) well supported by the album tracks, with The Chauffeur adding a surprising twist at the end. 80s synth pop done well

Franz Ferdinand

3/5

With The Beatles

Beatles

3/5

An interesting listen, as there seems to be a trend of hitting flawed debut albums of future superstars. This is far from their best work, but you can hear sprinklings of their potential in a brisk, energetic album

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

5/5

A classic - not their best (I feel like Doolittle is a more consistent album) but a breathless, aggressive display of raw punk

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

2/5

Despite a handful of strong songs, this is one of their weaker albums - the rock swagger overshadowed by more piano-led melodies, and it loses some of their charm and energy as a result

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Raekwon

5/5

First time listening, and can't believe I hadn't come across it before. An hour's worth of good beats and quickfire storytelling passes quickly - excellent album

Tommy

The Who

1/5

A really, really hard listen - getting through this was a challenge

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

3/5

Holds up well, largely because it's a bunch of accessible, catchy songs that are well produced - nothing new but a solid listen

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

2/5

There's certain types of art that I can appreciate the talent, but also recognise that it's not for me. Would have made for an entertaining film score, but it wasn't compelling enough for me to listen to in isolation

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

3/5

I've found it hard to understand why this album didn't click for me, but it just felt too monotone, too uneventful, too overindulgent to move me. Looking forward to some of his other albums on this list to see if anything changes for me

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

2/5

Really enjoyed their first two albums, but found this one somewhat underwhelming. Surprised it made it onto the list

Black Monk Time

The Monks

2/5

Enjoyed reading about their origins more than I enjoyed listening to them. It was a pulsating listen, and although their style would have been innovative and influential at the time, it doesn't stand out so much now. Enjoyable but forgettable

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

2/5

With the caveat that I came into this liking the smiths and disliking Morissey, it was difficult to come into this without bias. That being said, the lyrics were torturous, the melodies passable and the vocals draining

Celebrity Skin

Hole

4/5

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon

3/5

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

5/5

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

2/5

This may be projection, but I really recognise my adhd brain in this album - the occasional melodies are quickly disrupted (sometimes effectively, more often painfully) with all sorts of experimentation. A lot to admire but unfortunately too often obscured by chaos

Sulk

The Associates

1/5

Nope

Led Zeppelin

4/5

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

David Bowie

4/5

Disintegration

The Cure

3/5