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Album	You	Global	Diff
Casanova The Divine Comedy	5	2.67	+2.33
Destroy Rock & Roll Mylo	5	2.89	+2.11
Music Has The Right To Children Boards of Canada	5	2.91	+2.09
Five Leaves Left Nick Drake	5	3.47	+1.53
Beyond Skin Nitin Sawhney	4	2.77	+1.23

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Catch A Fire Bob Marley & The Wailers	1	3.63	-2.63
Bossanova Pixies	1	3.38	-2.38
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars David Bowie	2	4.26	-2.26
Make Yourself Incubus	1	3.08	-2.08
The Rise & Fall Madness	1	3.05	-2.05
Sister Sonic Youth	1	3.02	-2.02
Now I Got Worry The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion	1	2.52	-1.52
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	2	3.5	-1.5
It's Blitz! Yeah Yeah Yeahs	2	3.49	-1.49
Tidal Fiona Apple	2	3.45	-1.45

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Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

4/5

Really liked that, different

8 likes

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

5/5

Brilliant. I've loved a lot of these songs for a while but never realised it was this album.

6 likes

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

5/5

Love boards of Canada. About time we had some ambient. 😁

4 likes

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

5/5

Used to love divine comedy, ages since I heard them. Wonder if this has my lovely horse on it? 😉 I'd forgotten how bloody good they were. Thoroughly enjoyed that and will listen again.

4 likes

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

4/5

No idea what to expect here. Brian has such huge range in his work. 😊 Enjoyed this. You wouldn't think it was the same guy who wrote music for airports!

2 likes

1-Star Albums (6)

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Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

5/5

Chilled out listening. Instrumentals and guitars. Nick's voice is really good. Takes me back to the good days of songs being sung.

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

4/5

An old favourite, straight from the 80's. Intelligent pop. Annie Lennox voice is always incredible.

The Stone Roses

4/5

Not listened to stone roses for years. Looking forward to this one. Enjoyed that, I'd forgotten that they can be quite chilled out

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Great album. Some absolute classics on this album. Great guitar, just a great album

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

3/5

Not really listened to a lot of Bowie, this should be interesting. You forget what a classic, and how pervasive Bowie was. Even though I'm not a particular fan, I still recognised a lot of those songs. Good album, enjoyed it, but probably wouldn't pull it out specifically to listen to again.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

2/5

Ooh interesting, an artist I've not heard of before. Looking forward to listening to this one. Not so fussed on this one. Very light and quirky, and it reminds me so much of someone I can't put my finger on it. Alright background listening, not one I'd sit and listen to. Got bored after 30 minutes at the sameness of it. Didn't listen anymore (long album as well!)

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

A classic. Not actually listened to an album of Frank. Let's see how it goes. What's not to like? It's Frank doing his swinging thing.

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

2/5

No ideas what to expect! Well I'm not sure why that was on a list of 1001 albums to listen to. It sounded like your stereotypical late 60's/70's album

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

2/5

Oookay?? Not what I was expecting given the cover art! Think Doors lite, without Jim. Mainly instrumental 60's rock. Ok, but nothing mind blowing.

Abbey Road

Beatles

4/5

A classic album, what can be said, Beatles at their best.

Joan Baez

3/5

An artist I know, but never really listened to.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

3/5

It's ELO nuff said. Great songs.

Revolver

Beatles

4/5

Another classic from the beatles

The Slider

T. Rex

3/5

Forget how distinctive a sound trex have. Enjoyed it.

Queen II

Queen

4/5

Looking forward to this classic!!! 👍 Not listened to that for years. Only one I remember is seven seas of Rhye. You forget how good their early stuff was.

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Devo

2/5

Not sure about this one. I'm aware of devo, how avantr Garde they were, amazing look and distinctive sound especially for the time. But not for me. Gave it 15 minutes, the songs were so samey.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

4/5

This might be enjoyable, can't remember the songs on it. Forgot what a banger this was. Might be cheesy and corny, but It took me back to my teenage years..really enjoyed this one.

Fever Ray

3/5

Started off really interesting. I like the voices, and music. The lyrics got a bit annoying. Enjoyed it though, very Bjork kind of feel.

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

3/5

Not bad, bit didn't feel compelled to listen to all of it.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

3/5

You can't beat Ella's voice, and paired with Gershwin.....classic. But as an album to listen to, I prefer her soul or blues stuff. For me that's where her voice comes into its own.

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

4/5

No idea what to expect here. Brian has such huge range in his work. 😊 Enjoyed this. You wouldn't think it was the same guy who wrote music for airports!

Odelay

Beck

4/5

There's a reason he's been around so long. Thoroughly enjoyed this.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

5/5

Used to love divine comedy, ages since I heard them. Wonder if this has my lovely horse on it? 😉 I'd forgotten how bloody good they were. Thoroughly enjoyed that and will listen again.

1999

Prince

3/5

Enjoyed a blast from the past

Cross

Justice

2/5

Not entirely sure what that was, but i don't think I'm a fan!

Shaft

Isaac Hayes

2/5

A lot of songs not available. But some nice 70's funk, a lot of duff dated stuff now though.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

3/5

Early genesis...should be good.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

3/5

Classic!

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

3/5

Now this I can understand being on the list!!

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

3/5

Good 60's hippy album.

Aja

Steely Dan

3/5

Nothing mind blowing, pleasant, enjoyed it, but ok

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

1/5

Some blues! Should be interesting. Yeah, that's not blues. Not a fan. Lots of screaming and shouting and out of tune music......the brief bits I listened to.

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2/5

Didn't listen to it all, but might revisit.

Bossanova

Pixies

1/5

Not a fan of punk to be honest. Don't listen to much if this.

The Yes Album

Yes

3/5

Not bad, a bit generic.

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Alright, never been a big fan of Elvis Costello

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

2/5

I know he's a legend, but never really been my thing. I'll give it a go. Not my cup of of tea.

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

3/5

Good fun.

The Coral

3/5

I like the coral. You forget some of the classic they knocked out.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

3/5

Some classics

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

1/5

Won't even be trying this. Reggae is a genre I just can't get away with.

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

3/5

Classic Clapton blues

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

David Bowie

2/5

Nice album, good listening.

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

4/5

Really liked that, different

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

4/5

This should be good. Not treadmill listening though!

Celebrity Skin

Hole

3/5

Not too bad. 80's Rock chick

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

Brilliant stuff. Listened in bed and it was perfect. Mellow, nostalgic. Reminded me of old school radio shows, very atmospheric.

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Not a huge fan of the stones but this wasn't bad.

NEU! 75

Neu!

3/5

This was a nice surprise. A weird mix of instrumental, punk and new age ambient!

Paris 1919

John Cale

3/5

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

3/5

Great soul.and funk. 👍

The Rise & Fall

Madness

1/5

Won't listen to this. Beyond the famous ones, I don't like ska.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

2/5

Not bad

Night Life

Ray Price

2/5

Not my thing

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

2/5

Suede

2/5

Don't think I was that fussed on suede

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

4/5

Love miles

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

What I heard I enjoyed. Chilled hip hop.

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

3/5

Not bad

Sister

Sonic Youth

1/5

Not fussed

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Listened to a bit. Not bad

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

3/5

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

5/5

Brilliant. I've loved a lot of these songs for a while but never realised it was this album.

Make Yourself

Incubus

1/5

I've a feeling this is not for me! Nope!

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

5/5

Love boards of Canada. About time we had some ambient. 😁

White Light / White Heat

The Velvet Underground

3/5

An album of two halves. At first I was pleasantly surprised. I didn't think I liked velvet underground. But was enjoying some classic 60's rock/prog rock. The last half got a bit too discordant for my tastes though.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

4/5