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Album	You	Global	Diff
Red Dirt Girl Emmylou Harris	5	2.87	+2.13
Dear Science TV On The Radio	5	3.16	+1.84
With The Beatles Beatles	5	3.65	+1.35
Steve McQueen Prefab Sprout	4	2.99	+1.01

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
25 Adele	1	3.38	-2.38
Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones	2	3.86	-1.86
BEYONCÉ Beyoncé	1	2.86	-1.86
Back In Black AC/DC	2	3.84	-1.84
Black Sabbath Black Sabbath	2	3.81	-1.81
Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman	2	3.79	-1.79
Vol. 4 Black Sabbath	2	3.75	-1.75
Cut The Slits	1	2.71	-1.71
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Bob Dylan	2	3.61	-1.61
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	3.53	-1.53

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Beatles	3	5

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Machine Head

Deep Purple · 1 likes

4/5

Just a solid album with a good feel.

The White Album

Beatles · 1 likes

5/5

I'd give it a 6 if I could. I'm biased as this album lived in my Walkman when I was younger.

1-Star Albums (3)

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Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

Early Beatles, if there's a top to a scale, it's them.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

I enjoyed his storytelling, and the music is well put together, I just find myself wishing it was another artist (whom I know drew inspiration from him).

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

3/5

With each song it felt as though he knew is death was only closer.

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Heck yeah.

Adele

1/5

Music for those who miss having a spouse to beat.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

2/5

It sounded like he had his band lay down a beat and he just noodled over it after hitting record.

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

2/5

They have a good sound, but it was a bit too samey. Like an album of putting the same Gin Blossom's song on repeat. I liked it well enough, but I wouldn't say I liked the album as much.

White Light / White Heat

The Velvet Underground

2/5

Sounds like an early jam album. Not blowing me away like Sister Ray may have said, but still good. Sounds like they had more fun making the album than I did listening to it.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

Just a solid album with a good feel.

Cut

The Slits

1/5

They drowned so that others could go "Oh ****!" and consider learning to swim. Not tortuous, but not a fun time. Excellent drummer though, they're fantastic.

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

3/5

Prince whines and cries at you about how sex will make this better. And he's right.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

I had worried this list would be English-only and was gladly mistaken. This album was a lot of fun and combined a few different styles of music I like to make something I liked even a little more.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

2/5

I enjoyed my time, but I cannot recommend this album. You're not listening to this in the context and music scene it released in. You're listening digitally in 21st century, and unless you're already in, this one's out.

Yank Crime

Drive Like Jehu

2/5

Every song was good, every song overstayed its welcome.

Elvis Presley

4/5

I hardly need to put myself in the mindset of the time to hear why he was THE name in American music for so long. Possibly my new favorite version of Blue Moon, Elvis is a far better crooner than I remembered.

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

2/5

I was never a Stones fan, but it's still good.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

What a treat.

Legalize It

Peter Tosh

2/5

Not my thing, but pleasant enough.

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

2/5

Man perves on 14 year old Brit with a sexy French voice. It's more of a stage-play, and the plot drops the rating. Well orchestrated, poorly written, 28 minute song.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

3/5

A pleasant listen. A good number of them were songs that I already have preferred versions of unfortunately.

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

2/5

Fine enough, but there are better versions of listening to a whole band drop acid and smoke.

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

4/5

With The Beatles

Beatles

5/5

You put Beatles, EARLY Beatles and you don't expect me to give it a 5? Get out of here.

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

3/5

The first three tracks punch well above their weight. More impressive still that it was the group's first album.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

2/5

Neat. I liked it a lot at the beginning, a bit less in the middle, and then the end was a strong finish.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

Well put together, but every song just refuses to end. I liked every song for the first couple minutes.

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

Almost a 4 for me, but I'll settle for 3. Always enjoy R.E.M..

Tracy Chapman

2/5

It wasn't for me then, it isn't for me now. As I get older though, Fast Car still remains one of the most human pieces of art I've seen.

Black Sabbath

2/5

It was fine, but I wouldn't put it on.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

3/5

Moved nicely, but Bob Dylan still isn't for me.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

2/5

It was fine enough, but not my thing.

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

3/5

Paul Simon sounds like Paul Simon, no matter the decade or genre, and that's never a bad thing.

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

2/5

Each song contains 3-6 songs, some great, some okay.

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

2/5

I don't think I'd listen again, but I was surprised how much I liked it.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Wouldn't go out of my way, but I'm glad it's on the list.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

4/5

I'm disappointed. --Edit-- I listened to The Wildest '75 which was my mistake. Listening to 'The Wildest! Expanded Edition' was a much, much better experience. On my second go of it, I'm changing my rating from a 2 to a 4.

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

4/5

What a breath of fresh air.

Henry's Dream

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Always a lot, and still a good time.

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

4/5

It sounded like driving to a campground with my dad. Made me want to call him.

McCartney

Paul McCartney

3/5

I think I liked it more than I'm rating it, but the Blues muddy the blend a bit.

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

3/5

I had a great time, not much to say.

Pyromania

Def Leppard

4/5

My favorite Leppard hits are on this album. Overall just a good time to put on and bop your head to.

Dear Science

TV On The Radio

5/5

Sounded very Postal Service, and more recently, Honorary Astronaut. What a wonderful surprise.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

2/5

It was pleasant, but an hour split between 4 songs was not what I was looking for.

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

David Bowie

3/5

Not my favorite, but I didn't dislike it.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

2/5

I think I liked the first of the album more than the second, but oh well. It's for someone not me.

The White Album

Beatles

5/5

I'd give it a 6 if I could. I'm biased as this album lived in my Walkman when I was younger.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

2/5

Oh boy, 'one of the greatest guitar players of all time' coming at you again with an hour of 12-bar blues.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

Neat.

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

2/5

I guess.

Hypnotised

The Undertones

3/5

I'm having to bite my biases a bit and give this a 3 instead of a 4. I could leave this on repeat, but given that I already liked this album, I'm trying to be more measured.

Face to Face

The Kinks

3/5

No notes. It's a good album.

Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson

4/5

I don't know what would move this to a 5, but I'm teetering on a full 5. He swung for the fences with every song and by golly did he nail it.

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

2/5

I think I liked it more than it was good.

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

5/5

Not my type of music, but like a fajitas plate at a restaurant, everyone's head turns to watch that sizzling dish make it to its table, wishing something like that was for them. I wouldn't put it on, but if someone else did I'd at least find comfort that they have impeccable taste.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

3/5

It was fine.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

I had a great time, though I think the covers of others' hits were the weakest part of the album.

Back In Black

AC/DC

2/5

I've always liked You Shook Me All Night Long, but.. eh.

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

3/5

I feel like a younger me would have given this a 4. Loved the music, it's well put together, but it feels as though it's lacking 'something' as a whole.

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

1/5

Zero.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

Not my usually place to be, but my what a beautiful time I had. In the right headspace, I'd lean closer to 5.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

2/5

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