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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Talking Book Stevie Wonder	5	3.72	+1.28
Histoire De Melody Nelson Serge Gainsbourg	4	2.74	+1.26

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Disintegration The Cure	1	3.85	-2.85
Doolittle Pixies	1	3.74	-2.74
American Pie Don McLean	1	3.28	-2.28
In Utero Nirvana	2	3.83	-1.83
Dummy Portishead	2	3.71	-1.71
Arrival ABBA	2	3.51	-1.51
Ágætis Byrjun Sigur Rós	2	3.37	-1.37
High Violet The National	2	3.24	-1.24
Darklands The Jesus And Mary Chain	2	3.23	-1.23
Pacific Ocean Blue Dennis Wilson	2	3.07	-1.07

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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus · 5 likes

4/5

Killer album. I love the low end, Bass, Tuba, Bari Sax. Just the wide variety of instruments all coming together for such a beautiful piece.

In Utero

Nirvana · 3 likes

2/5

ugh. Never liked them; never liked grunge or whatever they called it.

Disintegration

The Cure · 1 likes

1/5

No patience for the Cure. Who cares.

The Wall

Pink Floyd · 1 likes

5/5

This is my all time favorite band, so I am biased, however, this double album is simply amazing. So many hits here as well.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder · 1 likes

5/5

Fantastic!! Now we are getting somewhere. The keys, the funk, and Stevie's wonderful voice.

1-Star Albums (3)

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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

4/5

Killer album. I love the low end, Bass, Tuba, Bari Sax. Just the wide variety of instruments all coming together for such a beautiful piece.

Arrival

ABBA

2/5

Man, this one was a struggle to get through.

Doolittle

Pixies

1/5

Never really like 'punk' music, or anything that was considered grunge. This was really no exception. I enjoyed the backend of the album with Hey being probably my favorite song.

American Pie

Don McLean

1/5

boring

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

Nice, easy soul music. So many hits recorded here.

High Violet

The National

2/5

Meh

Disintegration

The Cure

1/5

No patience for the Cure. Who cares.

Cut

The Slits

3/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Fantastic!! Now we are getting somewhere. The keys, the funk, and Stevie's wonderful voice.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

2/5

Not the worst thing I have heard so far, but I am starting to wonder why so many 1-hit wonders are being included.

Virgin Suicides

Air

3/5

It was okay...why did they try to sound like Pink Floyd?

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

2/5

Again with the melodramatic

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Now we are talking. The bass lines on this album or so funky. Of course, so is Isaac himself.

Transformer

Lou Reed

3/5

It was just okay. I really feel the focus on lyrics in this list, but this just doesn't speak to me at all. It feels much more like I am going through a list of 1-hit wonders from UK. =(

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

4/5

This was pretty good. Definitely a different kind of album for the time it was released.

Mask

Bauhaus

3/5

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this album.

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

3/5

I didn’t look up anything on this album, just listened. I like the variety of sound.

Dummy

Portishead

2/5

No. I always thought this band was something else entirely, but what they are is much different, and I am not sure it is better. =[

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

3/5

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

3/5

Definitely sounded like a trip, and reading up on the background, he was spot on with his work.

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

Really nice, smooth album. Bossa Nova is a fun genre of music.

The Joshua Tree

4/5

Not too bad. Bullet the Blue Sky (sp) was my favorite track. I remember this album from childhood, and didn't like it then, but I have a much better appreciation.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

3/5

First time listening to the full album. It was okay, and had a lot more going on than just Santa's and aliens.

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

3/5

This record was all about a dysfunctional marriage...over and over and over again. I get it, dude is a drunk.

In Utero

Nirvana

2/5

ugh. Never liked them; never liked grunge or whatever they called it.

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

2/5

This album went very fast, and faded into background music just as quickly. I found it very forgettable.

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

2/5

Not the worst thing, but is this REALLY an album I needed to hear before I die?

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

3/5

It wasn't bad, but very long. I could probably find a song or 2 to listen to again.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

It’s the Talking Heads, of course it is going to be fantastic. It was! Why though? Instrumentation, is why. This is a band, not a pop group, so there is more to listen to than just lyrics and basic rhythms

Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson

2/5

Forgettable

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

It was fun. I have heard his newer versions of many of these songs. Nice to catch the “originals”

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

2/5

uhm, I thought this band was some kind of pop group. Am I wrong? This was not pop.

Miriam Makeba

4/5

This was great! Not only is there a wonderful story behind Miriam, but the music is also great. This is my first 'world music' album to appear on the list.

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

3/5

Not bad. Not sure who/where this dude is from, but I enjoyed the album.

Young Americans

David Bowie

3/5

Fantastic

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