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Album	You	Global	Diff
Arular M.I.A.	5	2.84	+2.16
The Sensual World Kate Bush	5	3.18	+1.82
Every Picture Tells A Story Rod Stewart	5	3.24	+1.76
If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Pogues	5	3.32	+1.68
Red Headed Stranger Willie Nelson	5	3.34	+1.66
The Village Green Preservation Society The Kinks	5	3.4	+1.6
She's So Unusual Cyndi Lauper	5	3.48	+1.52
Unknown Pleasures Joy Division	5	3.48	+1.52
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	5	3.49	+1.51
Marquee Moon Television	5	3.5	+1.5

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Metallica Metallica	1	3.77	-2.77
The Fat Of The Land The Prodigy	1	3.4	-2.4
Blue Lines Massive Attack	1	3.39	-2.39
Homework Daft Punk	1	3.28	-2.28
The Slim Shady LP Eminem	1	3.27	-2.27
Fisherman's Blues The Waterboys	1	3.2	-2.2
Fuzzy Grant Lee Buffalo	1	3.02	-2.02
Electric The Cult	1	3.01	-2.01
São Paulo Confessions Suba	1	2.85	-1.85
21 Adele	2	3.69	-1.69

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If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas · 2 likes

4/5

I cannot resist Mama Cass’s voice in particular and everyone’s harmonies in general.

1-Star Albums (10)

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Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

Enjoyed it, but not my favorite flavor of 80s new wave. I had heard the hits from this album, but this was my first full listen. I like some of the non-singles better. Shout is a great song, but goes on at least 2 minutes too long.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

2/5

I’ve never liked Coldplay, but listened to the entire ablum for the sake of this endeavor. It’s fine, but I’m so bored with it and my mind has not changed.

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

Marquee Moon

Television

5/5

I’ve always been a Television fan and have loved this album a long time.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

4/5

Some how a huge Talking Heads fan one never listened to this particular album in full. Really enjoyed it, but not sure it will replace my top Talking Heads album. 4.5 stars

Violent Femmes

5/5

The hold this album had on me in my early 20s… listening again is so nostalgic and reminds me of that angsty moment in life.

1984

Van Halen

2/5

More like 2.5./2.75. Not my favorite 80s rock and not my favorite Van Halen, but high energy and fun if you’re in the mood for it.

Hypnotised

The Undertones

4/5

The first album I was given that I had never heard of before and I loved it! This is exactly my kind of late punk early post-punk/new wave shit. The Drifters cover especially stood out. Excited to explore this band more.

São Paulo Confessions

Suba

1/5

Lo-fi jazzy electronica is definitely not my genre. While I didn’t hate this, it’s not something I’d ever choose to listen to. Also 100% makes me feel like I’m working in coffee shop filled with late 90s global village decor

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

I love Belle and Sebastian. While Tigermilk is a good album, I definitely prefer their sophomore effort, If You’re Feeling Sinister.

Elephant

The White Stripes

5/5

Have loved this one since it came out.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

I’ve liked OutKast’s radio hit but never listened to a full album. Loved this. I definitely appreciate OutKast’s weirdo experimentation and can see how this really set the stage for a lot of more recent hip hop albums.

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

This album is forever seared into my brain after some extensive listening following heartbreak at 22.

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

1/5

Could not finish this one. Was bored to tears half way through the first disc. Could nit imagine sitting through two discs of it. Easy listening dad rock trying to do Celtic rock but without any of the fun energy.

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

5/5

I listened to this through 3 times today. My dad is a classic country buff and this music was part of the soundtrack of my childhood. It feels like coming home.

With The Beatles

Beatles

2/5

Sophomore slump? I love the Beatles but this has to be the weakest of their albums. Too may mediocre covers, too may mediocre and forgettable originals. A couple of really good bops.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

I cannot resist Mama Cass’s voice in particular and everyone’s harmonies in general.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

3/5

George is one of my top Beatles and there are some really good songs in here. Beware of Darkness is so good. But why is it 2 hours long. Sometimes editing down is worth it.

Homework

Daft Punk

1/5

House music is really not my thing. The beats are good but everything is so repetitive, I could only make it halfway through.

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

I don’t dislike Elvis Costello, but I was really bored listening to this one.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

3/5

I like Ella Fitzgerald and Gershwin and standards fine, if I’m in that kind of mood. But I refuse to listen to the entirety of a 3 hour, 5 disc compilation. 1 hour of Gershwin, prob 4-5 stars, 3 hours 1-2.

Bossanova

Pixies

4/5

It’s no Surfer Rosa, but love it

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

5/5

I’ve been obsessed with Little Richard since I was a child. He was all over children’s tv and movies in the late 80s and early 90s so it was inevitable that his unique sound would have imprinted on my brain. He’s what I think of when I think of the dawn of rock and roll. And the exuberant energy of his songs get me every time.

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

There are some songs on here that I loved so much. Some others that are more mid, but generally a great vibey dancey mood.

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

The phase of the Beatles where they are finally starting to get away from their straight teeny bopper general rock copy cat era but aren’t full into their later experimental phase will always be a favorite for me. A great bunch of pop songs. No notes

The Stone Roses

2/5

Was so bored the whole time.

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

1/5

Early 90s dude alt rock is really not my genre of choice. I found this so boring

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

3/5

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Adele

2/5

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

2/5

Killing Joke

3/5

Like A Prayer

Madonna

3/5

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

4/5

Electric

The Cult

1/5

Incredibly boring hair metal

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

5/5

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

3/5

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

3/5

Probably more like a 3.5/3.75. I really love some of the tracks on here but others begin to feel a little too psychedelic and repetitive.

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

3/5

L.A. Woman

The Doors

3/5

I love the Doors, but this is probably my least favorite of their albums

Ramones

5/5

Man I love the Ramones. Rocket to Russia will always be my favorite album, but their debut is such a classic.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

90s angst in the best way

War

3/5

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

1/5

You lost me at electronica where the first track is titled Smack My Bitch Up

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

2/5

To listen to this is to be instantly transposed to a Barnes and Noble cafe in the early 2000s. Or rom com soundtrack from the same period. I used to hate on Norah Jones, but listening now I must admit she has a beautiful voice. Jazzy singer songwriter is not my genre, but this does make for pleasant background music.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

Blue

Joni Mitchell

4/5

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

5/5

I love Kate Bush, but somehow had not listened to this entire album before. Just as good as my other favorites

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

1/5

I did not like this album as a teenager when it came out and relistening is not going to suddenly make me like it now. The 8 Mile era Eminem is tolerable, but his Slim Shady era is obnoxious, juvenile, and misogynistic.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

4/5

On The Beach

Neil Young

2/5

Kind of forgettable.

Transformer

Lou Reed

5/5

I’ve loved this album for a long time and revisiting for this was a treat.

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

4/5

Dancey and fun and really takes me back to being young and carefree in the 2010s. More of a solid 3.5 stars. I enjoyed it but does not feel the most definitive of that time period to me.

Bubble And Scrape

Sebadoh

4/5

Urban Hymns

The Verve

2/5

It’s unclear to me how Bittersweet Symphony can be so good and the rest of this so mediocre.

The xx

2/5

Quiet and atmospheric, but generally too slow for my tastes. Probably a 2.5. I remember when this album was all the rage, but despite my love for 2010s indie music I also could t get that into it then.

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

3/5

Graceland has always been a favorite album of mine and it was a treat to listen more to this band that was featured on it. I love the vocal harmonies. Finding this original album was a struggle in streaming, but it is on YouTube. It is better than the anniversary album version.

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

Long time Clash fan. This whole album is forever seared into my brain

Metallica

1/5

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

Finding they actual album is a struggle, but I love Fats Domino no matter what

1999

Prince

3/5

I love Prince, but man some of the songs on this one could stand to be so much shorter.

evermore

Taylor Swift

4/5

I’m not a Swifty, but I do appreciate Taylor’s lyricism and pop sensibilities and am familiar with many of her albums. While I was I initially surprised to see this pop up instead of its sister album folklore, I have to say that upon this relisten, I think evermore is the better of the two, and one of my favorite Swift albums in general (1989, will always be top for me though). Both of these albums take me right back to the uncertainty of 2020, but evermore feels more comforting.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

Life long Bowie fan here. While this isn’t my favorite album, it’s up there. And Lady Grinning Soul is one of my top songs .

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

4/5

Fragile

Yes

4/5

I enjoyed this way more than I was expecting to. I like the proggy weirdness. Particularly obsessed with We Have Heaven.

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

3/5

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

3/5

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

5/5

My love for Cyndi Lauper and this debut album knows no bounds.

The Clash

4/5

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

3/5

Honky Tonk Masquerade

Joe Ely

4/5

I’m convinced I’ve never actually heard this before, but it reminds me of my dad. There’s so really good songs on here and I hear the influence this had on the 80s and 90s country to come. Fun and enjoyable.

En-Tact

The Shamen

1/5

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Look, I went through a huge Led Zeppelin fan girl phase in high school, and I do still love them, but listening to this a fully grown adult I’m kind of over a lot of it. Zeppelin III and IV will always be my favorites and this one just isn’t holding up to me. I will probably always prefer Zeppelin’s quieter and nerdier LOTR themed songs. I still love Ramble On and Thank You. But my patience for their cockier, ripped off from Southern blues songs has worn thin. Lemon Song sounds particularly ridiculous to me these days. Three stars for the nostalgia, but probably more accurately a 2.5

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

LP1

FKA twigs

3/5

Dreamy and fun

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

1/5

My Generation

The Who

4/5

Truthfully I kind of like this earlier, poppier British Invasion version of The Who a little more than the later more fully rock stuff

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

5/5

Melodrama

Lorde

4/5

There are some really good songs on here, Green Light, Sober, Writer in the Dark, Perfect Places. But also lots of others that feel more forgettable. Overall I don’t like it more than Pure Herione. Probably more like a 3.5

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

5/5

The way that the first three Arcade Fire albums instantly transport me back to my early twenties. I love them all, but of those first three The Suburbs probably has slightly less of a hold on me than Funeral or Neon Bible. 4.5 stars

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

5/5

Early Rod Stewart slaps. Every Picture Tells and Story Don’t It and Maggie May have consistently been randomly get stuck in my head for years and I’m not mad about it.

Tommy

The Who

2/5

Truthfully only songs I really like on here are the instrumental ones. I get that this gets props for being her first rock opera but the story and most of lyrics are terrible. It’s musically solid but kind of insufferable to sit through the entirety of this plot.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

5/5

Dark and dance-y is exactly my kind of shit

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Arular

M.I.A.

5/5

I can vividly remember being up too late one night in college watching MTV’s Subterranean and seeing the video for Galang the first time and being completely mesmerized. It felt so new and fun. Kala will always be my favorite M.I.A. album, but this slaps too.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5