***** (5 Stars) - Buy it on vinyl
**** (4 Stars) - Desert Island playlist-worthy album
*** (3 Stars) - iPod rotation-worthy
** (2 Stars) - Listenable if given to you for free
* (1 Star) - Akin to a computer virus
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*Writing comments in all or mostly caps
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