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Album	You	Global	Diff
Scum Napalm Death	5	2.08	+2.92
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman John Zorn	5	2.24	+2.76
Now I Got Worry The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion	5	2.52	+2.48
Scott 2 Scott Walker	5	2.63	+2.37
KEAH** (Psalm 69) Ministry	5	2.7	+2.3
Spiderland Slint	5	2.97	+2.03
Nighthawks At The Diner Tom Waits	5	3	+2
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) Motörhead	5	3.07	+1.93
Heartattack And Vine Tom Waits	5	3.07	+1.93
Shaka Zulu Ladysmith Black Mambazo	5	3.08	+1.92

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Brothers In Arms Dire Straits	1	3.73	-2.73
Lost In The Dream The War On Drugs	1	3.38	-2.38
Smash The Offspring	1	3.36	-2.36
Since I Left You The Avalanches	1	3.28	-2.28
Cross Justice	1	3.27	-2.27
The Bones Of What You Believe CHVRCHES	1	3.17	-2.17
This Is Hardcore Pulp	1	3.14	-2.14
A Northern Soul The Verve	1	2.92	-1.92
A Hard Day's Night Beatles	2	3.89	-1.89
Shadowland k.d. lang	1	2.88	-1.88

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Artist	Albums	Average
Black Sabbath	2	5
Tom Waits	2	5
Led Zeppelin	3	4.33

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Vol. 4

Black Sabbath · 1 likes

5/5

More like Vol 5 (stars).

Parachutes

Coldplay · 1 likes

2/5

I don't really have a problem with Coldplay, perfectly acceptable music to be playing in a grocery store or elevator

4-Star Albums (35)

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

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

1-Star Albums (13)

All Ratings

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

5/5

Primo jazz fusion record from the 70s. Hot piano lyxx for days.

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

3/5

Like sitting in airport lounge waiting for your twin prop plane to take you Kenosha, Wisconsin. There's some sweet soloing, and for the dreaded Kool Jazz, I actually enjoyed it.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Smokey jazz.club.

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

2/5

Ugh. Look, I'm a Beach Boys guy.

Ten

Pearl Jam

4/5

My ex is a greatest hits person and had the double CD, so I hadn't heard the whole album since I had a copy in high school. Forgot how good the deep cuts are. Garden!

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

5/5

It's proto-Naked City playing Ornette Coleman compositions, I'm in heaven.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

5/5

Tommy who? This is the ultimate rock opera. All hail Mr. Loaf.

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

2/5

Yasssss Queen, aw hell nah. It's fun for a few songs, but about halfway through I was waiting for it to end.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

1/5

Why do they sound like they're on Valium? I only knew two songs going in and want to go back to that time in Sorry dozed off and crashed my car. Brb.

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

2/5

The music is ok, but pretty boring, not a fan of the vocals at all.

Smash

The Offspring

1/5

There were so many better pop punk bands musically and the singer makes most of the songs unlistenable. I avoided listening to them on purpose for 30 years. Thanks.

Arular

M.I.A.

3/5

3 words Bucky Done Gun

Vivid

Living Colour

4/5

Living Colour is my favorite African American metal band. Besides Suffocation.

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

5/5

Never heard of him, and now I'm a fan. Great throwback to the 60s psychedelic soul sound I got really into the last couple of years.

Live!

Fela Kuti

4/5

I felt the funk, the lyrics spoke to me, and it all culminated in a 16 minute drum off where the Cream rose to the top, or something.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

3/5

They may have the Blues, but it made me pretty Jolie.

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

1/5

This isn't music, and I'm a harsh noise artist.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

3/5

Check Your Head is their 5 star album. This is too corny, and I'm a Juggalo.

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

3/5

Look there's only one Springfield, and that's Rick. But this Buffalo fella isn't too bad.

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

3/5

Not really into 80s goth, so for me it's just alright.

The Clash

3/5

Sexless Pistols.

Close To You

Carpenters

3/5

Better than the Beatles.

The Rolling Stones

3/5

The humble beginnings.

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

2/5

Some of the proggiest sounding prog to ever have progged.

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

I was wanted to hear these guys. I thought it would be weirder, but it's great Taking Heads style jangle art rock.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

4/5

When Jack White surpassed Jack Black.

Spiderland

Slint

5/5

I've never known what to call this stuff from the early 90s. Indie rock? Post-punk? Experimental rock? Whatever it is, this is the album that inspired Rodan, June of 44, Shipping News and the instrumental post-rock scene. Dynamics baby!

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

3/5

These 42 mins made me contemplate becoming a swinger.

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

4/5

Pioneers of the rap game, Chuck D. Blackmilitant and Flavor McFlavortown.

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

2/5

This was....fine. Better than expected. Learned know does indeed rhyme with blow.

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab

4/5

Always happy to chill out to Stereolab.

The Score

Fugees

3/5

I enjoyed most of this, except for the cover songs.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

5/5

I see Flaming Lips I click 5.

Haunted Dancehall

The Sabres Of Paradise

1/5

I waited 80 mins fot for 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 and it never came.

Back In Black

AC/DC

5/5

I'm a Bon Scottt guy, but this album is undeniable. Shoot to Thrill is the best song, I don't care what your Mom says.

Django Django

3/5

Duty Now For the Future era Devo, Beach Boys vocal harmonies, and...Crosby Stills and Nash maybe. 2 outta 3 aint bad.

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

4/5

I always figured Frank Zappa was for prog nerds what Captain Beefheart was for pretentious weirdos. I feel vindicated, and I liked it.

White Ladder

David Gray

2/5

It's kind of like an older and whiter Mike Doughty, who I adore. This not so much. It's tolerable.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

I just wanna have fun too, and I did, time after time.

Black Monk Time

The Monks

3/5

Musically, it's just some organ filled garage rock, but vocally this soars to the heavens.

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

5/5

I see Sly and I give a 5.

Pretenders

5/5

The Runaways meets The Cars, loved it!

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

I'm more of a Billy Joel kind of guy.

Sail Away

Randy Newman

3/5

I liked the song about nuking everyone \m/

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

3/5

Legend. Instantly identifiable. Icon. Also her singing is good.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

I love modern Ulver so I should love this.

A Northern Soul

The Verve

1/5

First song good, last song good, one part of the 4th song I think, the one with the freak out ending, the other 50 mins were ugh.

Manassas

Stephen Stills

2/5

Too bad it's not a single LP of Side A and D.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

2/5

Delete every other song to leave the upbeat ones and I'd dig this.

The Man Who

Travis

2/5

Well the first half of the album wasn't that bad but the 2nd half is something I hate.

Untitled (Black Is)

SAULT

4/5

I was in the groove with this one.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

5/5

More like Vol 5 (stars).

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

3/5

Wish someone had a recording of Seth Putnam going to an open mic night as Cat Stevens.

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

4/5

Real garage rock.

Like A Prayer

Madonna

3/5

Yassss queen.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

2/5

I hate rating albums like this. Yeah he's very talented, but it's boring af to me.

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

Miles Davis is one of my favorites, but when it's 70s fusion Miles lol. Should have been Bitches Brew.

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

3/5

I'm not a country guy, but I can appreciate the classics.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

4 + 20 = 420 brah.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

I'd never heard the original version of Anything Goes from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Technique

New Order

4/5

This wasn't Ron Asheton's New Order but I liked it. 3.5 actual rating.

...And Justice For All

Metallica

4/5

Got a pair of Heavys and I can hear the bass.

Elvis Presley

4/5

This is why they call him The King. I also love bloated corpse Elvis.

The Libertines

2/5

First song says it all, can't stand him.

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

70s psychedelic soul is my jam.

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

2/5

This is very of its time.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

1/5

Oh boy this is like Bob Dylan and Tom Petty as boring mall muzak.

Truth

Jeff Beck

2/5

So I've never heard Jeff Beck before, just always saw his CDs when looking for Beck.

Lost Souls

Doves

2/5

Coldplay and Radiohead had a dorky baby named Doves the Band of Loves or something.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Is she Rick's Aunt? Sister? Ex?

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

4/5

This is their only album I own.

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

4/5

Somehow I'd never heard this even though it's right up my early 90s rap alley.

Jack Takes the Floor

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

3/5

Troo country.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Trampled Under Foot is the best Zepp song ever. I don't usually agree with Ryan on length, but this could be edited down to one LP to be perfect.

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

5/5

I see Tom and it's a 5.

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

4/5

I never knew they sounded like Weezer meets Dinosaur Jr.

Harvest

Neil Young

3/5

Mellow bruh.

Doolittle

Pixies

5/5

Always wondered if I'd like them. I do.

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

1/5

I promise you I didn't need to hear this before I died.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Aaaaahhhhhhhhaaaaaahhhhhhhh aaaahhhh.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

It's like Tom Waits on codeine.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

2/5

The hill I will die on is that Facelift was their only good album.

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

2/5

Damn, I guess I don't hate him as much as I assumed.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Smart rap for smart people.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

I have twisted the night away and I loved it.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

What a voice.

Shadowland

k.d. lang

1/5

I was even more bored listening to this than she sounded singing it.

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

5/5

I see Muddy and it's a 5.

Rapture

Anita Baker

2/5

I don't mind it. Feels like I'm shopping at Target.

Black Sabbath

5/5

If you don't give this 5 stars you don't have 5 brain cells.

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

David Bowie

4/5

I can't say I ever find myself saying I want to listen to some Bowie, but if and when I ever do, this will be the album I put on.

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

4/5

Feeling confused that I hadn't heard this before because it's very much my thing and I love it! Well better 22 years late than never.

Face to Face

The Kinks

3/5

Better than the Beatles.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

5/5

I always make fun of the guy, but this album is flawless.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

5/5

I see classic Purple and it's a 5.

Scum

Napalm Death

5/5

Mick Harris says it's a 5, no bullocks, no circus.

Adele

2/5

Meh

The Yes Album

Yes

5/5

Yes.

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

5/5

I still have my copy I bought in 1992, and Lollapalooza '92 was my first concert.

G. Love And Special Sauce

G. Love & Special Sauce

3/5

Funky white boy music is what the 90s were all about.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

1/5

Can one be racist against Brit Pop? If so I'm the Grand Wizard!

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

I see Prince and it's a 🍆💦

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

2/5

This is really boring and soft. Give me Rumours.

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

3/5

Disc 2 > Disc 1

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

Respect for calling himself Fats.

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

2/5

I like the break beats and the ambience, then the vocals ruin it.

Traffic

3/5

Beatles never wrote a song as good as Shanghai Noodle Factory.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

5/5

Guess all those jocks in high school were right.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

One of my desert island records.

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

5/5

You know why they're called speed metal right?

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

3/5

That flute.

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

What came first, the Black Keys, or the White Stripes?

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

2/5

The Cherry Thing is a much better way to experience her talents.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

I like him better with the funny voice and backing band, but for folk, you can't do much better.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

5/5

Five-a-delic

Joan Armatrading

3/5

This is old people music, but it's very pleasant and enjoyable. I'm also old now.

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

1/5

Atrocious.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

3/5

First I thought this was Boris, then I thought it was Nick Cave, finally I realized it was Cat Stevens.

California

American Music Club

1/5

I want to punch this band in the face.

Out of Step

Minor Threat

4/5

If Ian Mackaye would sound pissed off it would be a 5.

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Led Zeppelin V

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

4/5

I bought this CD when it came out, in a longbox, I'm an OG.

Cross

Justice

1/5

This isn't Monster Magnet at all.

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Born On the Fiveyou.

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

4/5

I am sitting in a room.

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

3/5

I lived in Portland for 14 years and never knew they were from there, but buy does this sound like PDX.

The Rise & Fall

Madness

3/5

It's like if Mr. Bungle's 1st album was boring.

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

5/5

Can you dig it sucka?!? By it, I mean Green Onions.

808 State

1/5

More like 101 10.

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

5/5

Heartattack and Five

The Doors

4/5

I prefer Iron Butterfly when it comes to extended organ pieces, but I can't deny I enjoy them when I listen to The Doors.

The Next Day

David Bowie

3/5

Some of this is really good, some not so much.

My Generation

The Who

4/5

Better than the Beatles.

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

5/5

Hasa Diga Eebowai.

Parachutes

Coldplay

2/5

I don't really have a problem with Coldplay, perfectly acceptable music to be playing in a grocery store or elevator

Frank

Amy Winehouse

3/5

Definitely has some great tracks, but as a whole it's a lesser album (but way longer) than Back to Black.

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

2/5

Did we really need another Randy Newman?

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

I think this was the last stop on the road to Fat Vegas Elvis and therefore 4.5 stars.

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

5/5

Why haven't I been listening to this my whole life?

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

2/5

I've been listening to a lot of weird techno subgenres lately so this seemed even more boring than I remember from 97.

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

Funky Beck is a 5, mellow Beck is a 4.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

They call it riding the gravy train.

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Elvis Coshellno.

Scott 2

Scott Walker

5/5

I just listened to this again 4 days ago, all time classic, Jackie is my jam.

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

3/5

I'm way more a free jazz guy than a hard bop guy, but for the bop, this bops pretty hard. Dad jazz.

Signing Off

UB40

2/5

I was expecting this to suck since the only songs I've heard before are their shitty Elvis cover and Red Red Wine. This was fine for a reggae/dub album, 2.5 stars.

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

2/5

2.5 because half was pretty cool and half annoyed me.