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102

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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Cupid & Psyche 85 Scritti Politti	5	2.39	+2.61
Don't Stand Me Down Dexys Midnight Runners	5	2.62	+2.38
Shalimar Rahul Dev Burman	5	2.64	+2.36
New Boots And Panties Ian Dury	5	2.68	+2.32
Orbital 2 Orbital	5	2.7	+2.3
Histoire De Melody Nelson Serge Gainsbourg	5	2.71	+2.29
Oedipus Schmoedipus Barry Adamson	5	2.78	+2.22
Kilimanjaro The Teardrop Explodes	5	2.85	+2.15
A Walk Across The Rooftops The Blue Nile	5	2.86	+2.14
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret Soft Cell	5	2.86	+2.14

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette	1	3.72	-2.72
Moving Pictures Rush	1	3.56	-2.56
Dirt Alice In Chains	1	3.47	-2.47
Tidal Fiona Apple	1	3.47	-2.47
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Red Hot Chili Peppers	1	3.47	-2.47
Frank Amy Winehouse	1	3.46	-2.46
Disraeli Gears Cream	1	3.46	-2.46
Aqualung Jethro Tull	1	3.43	-2.43
Cheap Thrills Big Brother & The Holding Company	1	3.41	-2.41
Garbage Garbage	1	3.39	-2.39

Artists

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	7	4.86
Bruce Springsteen	5	5
David Bowie	9	4.56
Stevie Wonder	4	5
Bob Dylan	7	4.57
Kraftwerk	3	5
The Smiths	3	5
Dexys Midnight Runners	3	5
Radiohead	6	4.33
Elvis Costello & The Attractions	4	4.5
Pet Shop Boys	3	4.67
The Beach Boys	3	4.67
Prince	3	4.67
Neil Young	3	4.67
Johnny Cash	3	4.67
Cocteau Twins	2	5
George Michael	2	5
New Order	2	5
Aretha Franklin	2	5
The Specials	2	5
Oasis	2	5
PJ Harvey	4	4.25
Steely Dan	4	4.25
Miles Davis	4	4.25
Simon & Garfunkel	3	4.33
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	3	4.33
Paul Simon	3	4.33
Kate Bush	3	4.33
Elvis Presley	3	4.33
Bob Marley & The Wailers	3	4.33
Peter Gabriel	3	4.33

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Artist	Albums	Average
Rush	2	1
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	2	1
Emerson, Lake & Palmer	2	1
Fiona Apple	2	1
Metallica	3	1.67
Genesis	2	1.5
Red Hot Chili Peppers	2	1.5
TV On The Radio	2	1.5

Controversial

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Artist	Ratings
Pink Floyd	5, 3, 1, 5
Can	4, 1
Big Star	2, 5
Kanye West	4, 4, 1
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	4, 2, 4, 1

5-Star Albums (156)

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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

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

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Popular Reviews

Technically good but pointless

Did no one try to stop them?

Not as bad as expected but still awful.

Just beats and loops...

Sounded astonishing at the time and holds up well.

1-Star Albums (102)

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All Ratings (951)

More shouty than I recall but less tuneful as well. Like the production/sound.

Excellent. Sweet and funky on top, dark and clever underneath.

Lovely - good songs, good covers, great sound.

Too backgroundy at times but a couple of lovely tracks.

Obviously brilliant but some tracks lack bunch now. And it isn’t Off The Wall.

Perfection.

At first it seems like just a blues album but quite a lot more going on.

Never heard of it but a great surprise - will listen again!

Best of the early albums. Lovely at times, 1960s weirdness but hints of the future.

Brilliant - SideA is a masterpiece Side B is great. Imagine hearing this album back then!

Can’t really criticise can you?

Awful - managed 3 tracks.

Great variety, variable quality

Better than expected but it’s not really rock and roll is it?

Very good - surprised I don’t have this.

Perfection

Great singles but after that...

Dull, pointless

Lovely

Good stuff!

Brilliant.

Awful.

Pretty good.

Starts off brilliantly - then some good bits, other bits a bit dull - the folky bits.

Liked the style but a bit too much at times.

Very good indie dream noise pop - last track is great.

It’s the PSB!!

Great songs, production could make more of the lovely voices.

Amazing

Incredible start to a great career

Amazing how far they travelled in 4 albums.

Is there anything more perfect than the opening of Thinking of You?

Really liked the faster songs

Better than I remember...

Impressive he was 19 and played everything but still a bit...dull

Stevie’s masterpiece

Signs of greatness

Better than I expected but not really my ‘world’.

Liked this one more than the early LZ - pleasantly surprised.

Signs of greatness to come

Some fantastic tracks but not all consistent.

Disappointing

Tremendous - must buy!

Dull, tuneless, fake.

Enjoyed this a lot!

Enjoyed this...

Wonderful

Starts off great but fades away...

Lovely..

Fantastic songs but not a cohesive album...

Some good songs but a bit dull - some weird mixing/production as well

Brilliant voice but not great material

Great stuff

Ok, but very samey

Masterpiece.

Signs of greatness to come and American Girl is awesome!

Great - had not really listened to this before, but really enjoyed it.

Peak PSB. Begins with ‘Being Boring’, finishes with ‘jealousy’. Wonderful

Not tuneful enough for me but I liked the spikiness and mood.

Wonderful - beautiful and creepy at the same time.

OK, but nothing great and quite dated.

One of my favourite Sinatra albums.

Good album at the time, still sounds good. Drama queen tastic.

Late classic Cohen.

More fun than I expected

Er....it’s Abbey Road...

Ok but he did better earlier and later.

A bit dull

Tight and enjoyable

Better than I expected - I can see why it is popular with the metal crowd. Thumbs up!

More of a singles band...

Getting close to peak Weller...

Ok but a bit too much of it

One of many great NY albums

Mostly great

Couple of classics already

Really good - I can see why Mott fans love Mott!

Wonderful

Dull

Some interesting bits but ....

Sowing the seeds of greatness to come..

Close to peak Jam.

Great to listen to this again.

It’s not Pet Sounds but still awesome.

Great voice, great songs, great production

Good fun

Never heard of this but really interesting.

Roxy did great singles and great weirdness

Awful. And the cynical ballad track at the end made it even worse.

Better than expected - not really my thing but great in places.

Some bits sound a bit dated but overall, still astonishing.

Great songs, great vocals

Still wonderful...

Rubbish

Spiky

Rubbish

Perfection

Not as bad as expected but still awful.

Still sounds good.

As always, the singles are terrific.

Fantastic - better than I remembered.

Awful

Wonderful

Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby etc...

Good fun, great voice.

Dull

Much better than I remembered

Not peak Fab Four but still plenty of classics.

Not my favourite Bowie but still amazing.

Groovy

Never heard the album but top quality.

The first of an incredible run of albums..

Almost unlistenable. Terrible.

Great stuff that bears repeated listens.

Not as good as the later album but still impressive.

Better than expected

What’s not to like?

Sounded astonishing at the time and holds up well.

One of my favourite albums. Not keen on the skits and a lot of it is incomprehensible to me but ...

It’s ok but better was to come

Better than expected - good record.

Not great

Not aged well - Madonna is really for singles not albums.

Lovely

Dull, dull, dull

Some great tracks, but all good

Not sure why I never heard this before. It sounds awful but at the same time sounds amazing. Weird.

Less tuneful than I normally go for but great sound, great performances.

Brilliant.

Ok but nothing astonishing

It’s obviously a masterpiece.

Better and less GOTH than expected.

Excellent - added to the must buy list.

Liked the fast punky tracks but less so the hippy stuff

Some perfect pop. Great album.

Not all great but great enough. One of his best.

Not heard all of this before but v good.

Love this.

I like the energy but the tunes are a bit dull

Just beats and loops...

Never heard this before - excellent!

Perfection. One of the greatest albums ever made.

A couple of classics and the rest is ok.

The lead tracks are brilliant but a couple of fillers so one star off.

Much better than I had expected

Awful

Sounds great, the singles are excellent, but very shouty.

A good start but he got better...

Good old skool hip-hop.

Great stuff

Good work Jarvis!

Flawless

Wonderful.

Technically good but pointless

Sounds good today - imagine it in context.

Baffling at first but makes you rethink how to listen and what music can be/do.

Groovy

Very nice, with some tremendous guitar playing.

2 good songs but the rest is dull.

Overlong and a bit samey but still sounds better than expected.

Great at the time, still great now.

Great DM album with more weird electronics than you think.

Prime Joni is beyond criticism.

Less exciting than I expected.

What an amazing sound! A well titled album.

Another incredible EC record.

One masterpiece, some good singles, but better than I remembered.

A bit too much going on at times but it is still a KB record.

It is amazing what they do with 3 or 4 chords. Good record.

Ok but nothing spectacular.

Complicated!

Still sounds good but less innovative than I recall.

It is miraculous when you realise he is making it up as he goes along.

I don’t always understand it but it still amazes me.

A good start but they got a lot better...

Bought this at the time but not impressed. Forgot to add tunes!

Masterpiece.

Not my thing but it was pretty good

Not aging well …

Much better than I expected but a bit flute indulgent at times. Didn’t realise Steve Winwood was such a good bass player.

A good Rufus Album but I preferred Want One.

Some indulgent bits but I liked the bits that inspired those jingle jangle Glasgow bands many years later.

Daft most of the time with a few good tunes.

Vital to me then, still incredible

Not heard it for a while but some great songs.

Not the very best Steely Dan album but it’s still Steely Dan.

Randy Newman is a genius.

Not usually my thing but lots of respect for Maiden.

Ok but not for me ….

Couldn’t find this actual album but great tracks and live this period of the Temps.

Still good fun!

Never heard this before - good listen. Can’t believe it is 1967.

At the time it took a few plays to make sense but once it hit me it hit hard. Still wonderful.

Good album with a couple of absolute crackers.

Better than I expected but lacking The later pop nous.

It goes on a bit…

Great pop album in rock disguise.

Pleasant but a bit dull.

Good grooves.

Generally terrible.

Ok - not really for me but harmless.

I was a bit young for The Clash but it is a great album if a bit lacking in production punch and consonants.

I didn’t like all of it but Been Caught Stealing is good and Three Days was a pleasant surprise.

Not all great but Get It On is up there with very best.

Not really aged that well…

Classic stuff that still sounds great.

Don’t like the bass, or the vocals, or the songs. Drummer is ok.

Very good album with a couple of outstanding tracks.

Never heard of this but interesting. The pop songs in particular.

Pleasant and I like the sparcity.

Love the jingle jangle but the sound is a bit thin and not all the songs are top drawer.

Always had a soft spot for Fêla.

Great band - lots of quality here.

Always loved this album.

I don’t think I am SZAs target market but this was pretty good with lots of weird sounds and odd twists and turns.

Not listened to this for years but it is excellent.

Good record - still fresh and interesting

Sounds great and I should like this but none of the songs grabbed me.

Nice, but feels too middle of the road.

Too much of it but still great.

Took a couple of listens - obviously clever stuff but washed over me really

One of her best.

Great samples, warm sounding album.

Love old school hip-hop and this has a game changing lead track. But too many fillers and needs more GM Flash.

2 great tracks

Rod sounds great, sounds like it was a lot of fun in that studio.

Incredible.

Never heard this - very unusual hip-hop album. Liked it!

I like all of their stuff but slightly preferred the other one released in this year.

Magnificent

A couple of really great songs but the whole album has a lovely ‘texture’.

Never bought into the Nick Cave fanboy thing but this is a great record.

Love the BB hip hop but less keen on the other stuff

Steely Dan - always good - but still working towards their best.

Interesting and some great playing but a bit of a show-off.

A different side of JB. - before the funk but clearly a star.

Hippy dullness, but with some kooky quirks.

Simple but effective.

A couple of great tracks but a bit samey overall.

Great record.

A great sound.

Ok, but not really a fan of English folk. Great voice though.

Still sounds great.

Terrific!

As always SY deliver but short of my fave.

Good to hear this again - still sounds different enough to be interesting.

Appalling - one of the worst records I have ever heard.

Talented but dated.

1 point off for a lack of variety but still great.

Better than expected

One of those records that is great in places, but dated prog nonsense in others

Great voice, great band, great songs

Much better than I expected - and of course it has Freebird.

Glimpses of the greatness to come.

Never heard this but thought it was pretty good. Will dig deeper…

Ok - but not sure why it in the too 1001

A masterpiece. If only it were longer…

Loved it then, still sounds great if a bit early Britpop production. 60s pop + psychedelia + dub + indie geetars + alt noise.

More tuneful than expected. A bit dated but still punchy.

Magnificent.

Ok but nothing spectacular.

I was never cool enough to be a hardcore punk but this has 2 classics and lots of great tracks.

Already great, but I prefer later Bob.

Ok but prefer Satan Is Real.

Pure class

Dull. An album made for marketing reasons.

Solid record - play loud!

Dated and dull.

Interesting and influential but I need more tunes!

I should like them more than I do…

Can you imagine what this felt like at the time? Still amazing.

One good song and that was a Joni Mitchell cover with other people singing.

A regular listen…

It’s Macca - obviously 5 stars.

Nice but I like my country a bit grittier.

Some great bits but a bit too ‘background music’

Astonishing.

Wonderful record.

Frankly dull.

They can play but so dull !!!!!!

Amazing woman.

Some great moments but not sustained over a whole album.

Better than I expected

Incredible. One of the best double albums ever?

Still sounds pretty good to me.

Prefer the jingle jangle stuff.

Did no one try to stop them?

Never heard this before - amazing! Recorded in one day! Only 11 people - sounds like many more!

Some great moments, but a bit too ‘background’ at times. Probably better live.

Interesting but…

Overshadowed by the first two tracks but still great.

Amazing.

A real grower…

Good synths, good vocals. Prefer the French version.

Liked this but would have liked to understand The lyrics better.

Bit if a racket at times.

Wonderful record.

A bit too much filler but JC is a pop legend.

Still beautiful.

I know he is cool but this was a bit dull….

I don’t care what they say, I still like The Wall.

Ramshackle but still great. And it has Nils Lofgren!

Amazing album.

Much better than I expected.

I prefer the weird Kanye records - this is great but 1 point off for some dodgy lyrics.

Andy Taylor’s album.

Better than I expected…

Weird but great

Lots to love about this album but the jury is still out on his vocals.

Masterpiece.

Too smooth

Groovy.

Obviously great in places but very dated in others.

Ok but not aged as well as I’d hoped.

Classy

Not really my thing but I can see the appeal. The keyboard solos made me laugh.

Disappointed - Blur’s grandads.

Not the very best album by TF but still terrific.

Never listened to this before but it’s pretty good!

It’s not as good as Rum, but still has some wonderful moments.

Dull, dated, yuppie wine bar vibe.

Some filler but still a good Cure album.

Rubbish

Great album.

Ok but nothing special - production sounds dated.

Some great bits but not as strong as I’d remembered.

Roxy were very weird - generally a good thing…I think.

I don’t pretend to fully understand it but it still sounds amazing.

A bit dull but one magic line - ‘I like a good beer buzz early in the morning’

Still sounds cool

Awful

Great songs.

Dull at first then I got into its grooviness..

Punchy but not many hits.

Not an amazing album but 2 great singles.

Good at what they do but …

One of the best live albums ever!

Not my favourite MA album but obviously still great.

I know some people love it but it is indulgent, hippy nonsense. Rubbish. 1 point for the sleeve.

So cool …

Not as good as WGO but still lovely - what a voice!

Nothing special…

Only ever heard the title track but enjoyed this a lot.

Missed this at the time but quite nice.

Does what it says on the tin..

Wonderful

Hippy shit

Rubbish

Brilliant

Still great.

A few outstanding tracks but a bit noodly

Every song is great, and the title track is always astonishing. Paul at his peak, Art going beyond jaw-dropping.

Never beard this but quite good - some incredible drumming on some tracks

Sometimes the drugs do work …. But not always.

Nice, but faded into the background after a while.

Pretty good album and one incredible single.

Cool - writing the blueprint for many bands to follow.

They did their thing very well.

Not all perfect but it has Dancing Queen.

Classic.

A perfect album when it came out - still fantastic. Peak Pogues.

I like Beck but this hasn’t aged that well

Tremendous

Easy to dismiss because it is so familiar but what an amazing set of songs.

Some of the songs are overlong, it’s too smooth, but some good tunes and MK is always a great guitarist.

Great voice, great songs, great playing.

Not as bad as I expected

Interesting

2 classics, 2 duffers.

I love My Old Friend The Blues.

A good start…

What a voice!

Dull

Some great moments but it goes on a bit.

I like the soul samples

Ok but a bit ‘background’ after a while. Would be great live.

Ok, but still amazed they became stadium fillers.

Ambitious but overwhelming

Fun

Dull

Still wonderful.

Sprawling but great.

Not really my cup of tea but ok in parts.

A bit dull

Thought this might be good but very dull.

Shit

One masterpiece Macca song.

Good but not yet classic BM

Some mighty tunes…

Better than expected.

Dull

Great album

Perfection

Better than I thought at the time.

Brilliant but slightly too long.

Started great but eventually a bit dull…

Some filler but the great tracks are very great.

Never heard the whole album - better than expected.

70s Bob is Peak Bob

Ridiculous at times.

Lovely

My favourite Frank album.

A bit dull…

Great album but a point off for the ‘jams’.

2 great songs

A bit ‘background’ but those guys can play!

It’s got Teenage Kicks - 5 stars.

Ok at the time but a bit dated noe

Starts well but then fades away…

Formulaic

More jangly and less hippy than expected.

Dull and dated

Interesting but not much fun to listen to. Glad it exists.

Very very cool

Obviously 5 stars…

Interesting sounds but not many tunes

Great album but not quite as great as the first one.

Deceptively simple, but he is great.

Potential but a bit tinny

They are daft but this has loads of good tracks.

Interesting - I suspect drugs were involved

Silly but great grooves

Not for me…

A bit chaotic at times but has some good bits. Better than expected.

Probably my favourite PS album.

Great band - and it has Lodi!

Touched by PS greatness but not their best.

I like EBTG but this is a bit dull…

Astonishing.

Better than I expected

Not perfect but still great..

I prefer his ballads to the shouty songs.

I like his weird albums…

Magnificent!

I am obviously biased here…

Some good songs here… better than I remembered.

Obviously 5 stars!

Dull - sorry Nick!

Less interesting now than it was then.

Came to this late but great album

Some greatness starting to shine

At least 2 masterpieces here.

Amazing

The singles are great but less keen on the filler

Terrible

Astonishing that this was virtually ignored at the time.

Dull

Pleasant

Better than I realised at the time

Good beats and grooves.

Ok, but nothing special here.

Still magnificent

Mostly rubbish

Great songs and one masterpiece

I love HC!

Still great but a couple of filler tracks.

Apart from S of S and some nifty guitar from MK this is a bit dull

Better than expected

Not heard this for ages but mainly amazing!

Still sounds great

Still revealing its secrets

Great album

Amazing

Not my scene but some interesting bits.

Very dated but some bits sound good.

Never heard this but excellent. Loved the opening track.

I hated everything about this record.

One of a run of amazing albums

Not one of his best, but it’s Bruce!

Saw them recently - still a top band.

Not every track is great but still great, and amazing playing.

Strange but a fascinating band.

Awful - is it meant to sound like that?

Still fantastic

Start of a legend

Terrific-ah

Absolutely terrible - makes no sense to me at all.

Not a genre I know well but I enjoyed this.

Terrible - no idea why this album is on this list.

Nice enough

Enjoyable and I love Miss You Blind!

Not really my scene but glad this exists.

Never heard this but lovely album.

Three-mendous!

Perfection

Astonishing - one of my favourite albums.

Never heard this but liked it a lot.

Still sounds good with 4 or 5 very good tracks

Out of tune and out of time but still magical in places.

Great songs, stunning voice, sounds fantastic

A good start

On the path to greatness

Good to hear this again but Yoshimi edges it.

Golden Era Stevie

Still magnificent.

Still wonderful

Why have I never heard this album??? Wonderful!

Sort of naff but also v talented

A classic but I preferred NO

3 geniuses and Roger

Astonishing

Rock n Roll 101

Apart from the singles unremarkable

Even better than I remembered. Good to listen to this again.

Dull corporate nonsense

Thrilling at times

Never heard this but very interesting.

Interesting

Ridiculous and brilliant at the same time.

One of the greatest albums ever!

I don’t know what he is saying but what a performer!

Interesting and more tuneful than expected.

Rubbish

Awful

Never even heard of this but terrific

Never really listened to GBV but I can see the appeal.

Amazing and beautiful

Not really my thing but some good songs and nicely recorded.

Good to hear this again.

Never been into Zappa but quite intriguing.

Still sounds good to me

Always thought they were chancers…

Mainly dull

Still astonishing.

Good Bob, not great Bob

Awful

A bit MOR at times but still a great listen.

Great!

It’s The Fall

Dumb but fun

Daft

Why?

John Fogert is a legend!

Not as groundbreaking as the first 3 but it is still PE

Love The Dan!

In the peak D Mode era

Quirky

The sound of TT taking flight

Not for me

Best in the series

It’s Green Day

Not heard this for a while - top notch!

Still perfect.

Never heard of this but it was ok.

Freak Scene!!!!

Wonderful

I prefer The Coral

Perfection

Not a JM fan apart from this.

Love TWOD

Ok but nothing special

Masterpiece

Awful

Still sounds funky

Interesting and clever but dull

I can see why it is popular but still baffling to me.

In the end it was too complicated and muso

Some great tracks but not yet peak U2

Great!

Sounds great but gets a bit samey

Probably 3.5

Not heard this for ages!

5 star cover

Obviously awesome.

Better than expected

The acoustic bit is amazing.

Love it

They both have terrible voices - dull

Ridiculous but amazing

Not heard this for years

Dull

Hippy shit

Not yet peak PG

Planet Rock - awesome

Dumb fun

Stop shouting!

Moments of genius

Astonishing

Interesting but I like more tune

Some bits are 5 but overall..

3 great songs plus filler

I forgot how good this was…

Excellent apart from Jazz Police

Groove… is awesome but otherwise sounds dated.

1974??? Amazing.

Not usually my thing but this was ok

Not as great as North of a Miracle but some stunning tracks.

Terrific

Samey

Awful, unlistenable nonsense

Intriguing

I can see the appeal…

Astonishing

Shiny pop and a bit weird

Rubbish

Lovely

Not for me…

Better than expected - some great playing.

Never heard this before but damn fine!

Not great songs and grubby lyrics :(

Less ‘banging’ than I expected.

Perfect

Lovely

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5-Star Albums (156)

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