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Album	You	Global	Diff
Nighthawks At The Diner Tom Waits	5	3	+2
Little Earthquakes Tori Amos	5	3.22	+1.78
The Clash The Clash	5	3.53	+1.47
A Little Deeper Ms. Dynamite	4	2.81	+1.19
In Utero Nirvana	5	3.82	+1.18
American IV: The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash	5	3.87	+1.13
Foxbase Alpha Saint Etienne	4	2.95	+1.05

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Parklife Blur	1	3.39	-2.39
Welcome To The Pleasuredome Frankie Goes To Hollywood	1	3.12	-2.12

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Nirvana	2	5

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Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos · 1 likes

5/5

Heaven on CD.

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Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Stevie Wonder is obsessed with sinning and saying goodbye to some ladies. Boogie on Reggae Woman is a jam. Heaven is 10 Zillion Light years away is a catchy song but it’s about God or Jesus, I think.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

I liked this more than I thought I would. It starts out like the soundtrack to a duel and stays that way. Not running music.

The White Album

Beatles

5/5

Could do without Julia.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5

Some good songs here, but also some real doozies. Maybe I don’t get it but A Day in the Life of a Tree and Student Demonstration Time came off as jokey. A song about Kent State that sounded like Bad to the Bone? Also, does anybody think that the end of These Things I’ll Be Til the Day I Die is kind of like “I Got Soul But I’m Not a Soldier”?

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

Lush. Sounds like my college beau.

Rio

Duran Duran

4/5

I dig it all, though a lot of the songs sound the same. Save a Prayer is such a jam.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

5/5

Each song kills me. Ending with We’ll Meet Again? Such a death. Side note: my favorite song has been I Hung My Head, which I later discovered was written by Sting. I still love it.

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

Lost Cause seems based on such a universal feeling and is also such a burn for a loved one. A nice departure for an artist known for goof. Love love love.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

4/5

Rad.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

4/5

The Doors

3/5

I like Soul Kitchen. I haven’t listened to these songs since college. At Ohio State in the late 90s, you would typically hook up to this album or something by Jimmy Buffet. So these songs remind me of some regrettable evenings with men who believed they were poets.

Parklife

Blur

1/5

Boys and Girls is a great song. I just didn’t like the rest. Played the album in the car and Iggy seemed to like it. “Only when they are singing, not while they are talking.”

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

3/5

I remember when the sun caught me crying. So embarrassing! Songs are good but I’d prefer to not have Andy Williams style production values and background carolers.

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

3/5

Iggy likes this - found a clean playlist of this on Spotify. We had to unpack a lot about Kim and Hailie. I prefer funny Eminem to the Eminem that wants his daughter’s help killing mom or is questioning whether or not to date rape someone.

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

2/5

Not my favorite genre. Some of these dongs are fifteen minutes long. I liked Confusion the Waitress.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

3/5

You know, I dig most of these songs.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

1/5

The long intros to these songs are unnecessary, especially for music that sounds like the soundtrack to Mannequin. Sorry for being so hurtful.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Love.

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

Music for making out at a block party.

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

Never gets old.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

3/5

Such an angry young man.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

4/5

I love this man’s voice. Gravelly and smooth at the same time!

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

Country and Western is nowhere near how would I describe this album. This was better than the other Ray Charles on this list. So I’m guess I’m learning that Ray Charles songs harken back to my unrequited middle school crushes. These song titles absolutely represent my seventh grade love life: I Love You So Much it Hurts You Don't Know Me Born to Lose Oh, Lonesome Me Teardrops in My Heart Hang Your Head in Shame

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

3/5

I imagine this music playing over footage of some teens in a field of daisies. They are from the 1970s. At first, the teens are kind of running around and playing, but they end up losing their virginity.

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

3/5

I knew some of these songs, but never listened to the entire album. I like it. Question: if you’re asked to kiss Van Morrison’s eyes, are they open or closed?

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

5/5

Heaven on CD.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

The best.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Fine.

Fever Ray

3/5

I like her voice. It is probably too ambient-y for my tastes. Maybe have this on while you get high with your crush?

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

3/5

If you like curaçao, you’ll like this.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

3/5

Never listened to this before. I’m down.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

For every sick jam, there is an equally ridiculous wreck of a song. Scar Tissue - I Like Dirt

La Revancha Del Tango

Gotan Project

3/5

What is this?

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

3/5

Listen has some fun Spanish interludes. Hits on the album rock.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Yes to all! Not as good as Nebraska.

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

4/5

Some of these tracks are super fun little Indy pop hip hop mashups. They are British and not French - if you are looking for striped boatneck shirts, look elsewhere.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

4/5

American Girl is from 1976. This is shocking.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

this album rules. Has broadway vibes.

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Yes! All of these songs should be sampled if not already.

In Utero

Nirvana

5/5

No issues. Junior year soundtrack.

Metallica

4/5

Listening to heavy metal from a long time ago is funny. It’s so mild now.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

4/5

Yes! Such a pretty voice, like my son’s.

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

4/5

Love Eclipse. Like what you could do editing with tape or something.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

4/5

I’m into this. You could sample a lot of this album and have a real time.

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

3/5

This whole album listening challenge has me rethinking Blur. Blue jeans is a jam but I’m not super into any of the other songs.

A Little Deeper

Ms. Dynamite

4/5

Totally into this. It sounds like early 90s, but No! It’s from 2002.

Imagine

John Lennon

4/5

I haven’t listened to some of these songs. He’s magic. I like the song with crippled in the title.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

3/5

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Parachutes

Coldplay

4/5

I made fun of this because it was the album that dropped on my birthday. But honestly, it starts pretty strong and I love the piano. Green Eyes is sweet.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

3/5

It’s okay. I like the song about the drugs not working. I hear that!

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

5/5

The Clash

5/5

Listening to this album made doing the dishes fun.