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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Antichrist Superstar Marilyn Manson	5	2.48	+2.52
Beach Samba Astrud Gilberto	5	2.92	+2.08
D White Denim	5	3.21	+1.79
Inspiration Information Shuggie Otis	5	3.27	+1.73
Surf's Up The Beach Boys	5	3.31	+1.69
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs Marty Robbins	5	3.33	+1.67
C'est Chic CHIC	5	3.34	+1.66
Songs Of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen	5	3.38	+1.62
Bossanova Pixies	5	3.38	+1.62
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	5	3.42	+1.58

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
MTV Unplugged In New York Nirvana	1	4.21	-3.21
Different Class Pulp	1	3.42	-2.42
Music for the Masses Depeche Mode	1	3.38	-2.38
Joan Armatrading Joan Armatrading	1	3.33	-2.33
american dream LCD Soundsystem	1	3.18	-2.18
Unhalfbricking Fairport Convention	1	3.14	-2.14
Elephant Mountain The Youngbloods	1	3.08	-2.08
Deserter's Songs Mercury Rev	1	3.02	-2.02
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels Dexys Midnight Runners	1	3	-2
A Night At The Opera Queen	2	3.96	-1.96

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Artist	Albums	Average
The Flaming Lips	2	5
Arcade Fire	2	5
Kanye West	3	4.33

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Artist	Ratings
Radiohead	5, 5, 2

5-Star Albums (25)

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Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

5/5

Amazing bossa nova and orchestral stuff. Astrud Gilberto was a big favourite of mine and this album is beyond amazing.

5 likes

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

1/5

That was hipster music through a rotten asshole.

4 likes

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

5/5

I never listenend to MM when I grow up as a metalhead. I am quite pleased on the production and how the album is so great. Kudos!

4 likes

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

3/5

Pleasent surprise. Sounds like King X and Faith No More. I had no idea that band existed.

2 likes

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

4/5

That was amazing, a great artist. I have to listen sober this album now.

2 likes

1-Star Albums (12)

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Pulp

1/5

1/5 I don't think its their best work. I was physically in pain.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

3/5

Amazing first half of the album. The second one a bit less. I didn't know that pop sounded so prog back in the days.

The La's

2/5

Legendary single and easy to listen. Nothing extraordinary but it's a sign of their times.

Sister

Sonic Youth

2/5

I can understand that some people like it. A very interesting historical album that was very important in the world of indie (rock).

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

What a voice. Damn this album is decent even though I don't like Jazz that much.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

5/5

Unexpected gem. Crazy good!

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

3/5

Pleasent surprise. Sounds like King X and Faith No More. I had no idea that band existed.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

5/5

Pleasent surprise and unique. I felt so good listening to this album.

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

2/5

Look at me a less emotional Portishead and 80's guitar with glimpses of sunshine like a winter in Finland in January just after blue monday.

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

3/5

Hey it's that period of "nordic and britain not following the trends" and doing pretty chill electronic music. Drop The Pressure is a classic.

Elastica

4/5

Pretty cool album, I need to know more. It sounds definitely like the 90's and I like these kind of vibes.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

1/5

Not their best, why does it sound like funeral music the whole album?

Skylarking

XTC

2/5

Decent pop rock, I should dive a bit more to.

Vespertine

Björk

4/5

That audio mix... Very unique... I must deep dive into that music.

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

5/5

Crazy album with soul, funk and jazz mixed into one with an epic outro. This album will grow on me. And how can I forget about Strawberry Letter 23.

Tragic Songs of Life

The Louvin Brothers

2/5

I can understand they change the face of music with some very contreversial songs, sadly they are not on this album.

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

2/5

I can understand it change the world of music in the punk/alternative. I can't believe it's in this album de Jackass album!

Odelay

Beck

3/5

Beck is always fun to listen to. Not his greatest album but a decent one.

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

Incredible and moody.

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

A classic Folk albums and nice voice harmonies.

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

Legendary album. A top 100 easy in the 20th century.

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

A classic album, not his best phase or best album.

My Generation

The Who

3/5

Decent album, a legendary album for the sixties. Mono version is better.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

5/5

The Beach Boys is starting to grow on me. Underrated album!

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

1/5

I got really bored.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

The cover looks like depression but the music says "have mercy"

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

3/5

Classic Grateful Dead. Hmmm... why there is a helicopter next to the bay where I live?

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

4/5

Unexpected good pop from the 80s. It will have earn a 5 stars if the mixing wasn't so harsh.

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

1/5

I fucking hate that band.

The College Dropout

Kanye West

3/5

The first half is amazing. Through the Wire steals the show on this album.

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

1/5

That was hipster music through a rotten asshole.

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

5/5

I never listenend to MM when I grow up as a metalhead. I am quite pleased on the production and how the album is so great. Kudos!

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

3/5

A nice country/folk album that I didn't know anything about the singer.

Pink Flag

Wire

2/5

Some hints there. Not my cup of coffee. I meant tea.

New Forms

Roni Size

3/5

Yank Crime

Drive Like Jehu

2/5

Interesting sounding. Perhaps one of the best in the mathrock or post punk era album I had the "pleasure" to listen on this website.

New Forms

Roni Size

3/5

JUNGLE IS MASSIVE. Excellent former dnb producer that managed to shapeshift the sound in the 90s with legendary producer like Goldie.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

1/5

Yes.

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

The first half of the album is amazing, but the ambient track is not my favourite part of Davie Bowie's career in music. If it was for the first half I would have said a decent 4:5

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

5/5

Amazing bossa nova and orchestral stuff. Astrud Gilberto was a big favourite of mine and this album is beyond amazing.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Sugar Man? Awesome for the sixties. I am going to listen again in mono.

The Predator

Ice Cube

2/5

Today Was A Good Day but not this album. I feel this is the kind of music they put in clothing store to feel cool but guess what...

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

A classic album by Neil Young, I had lot of fun discovering this artist I never took time for. Its sounds really modern for 69'

Street Life

The Crusaders

3/5

Street Life, An iconic song in the 70s. All around a nice instrumental jazz album with hints of soul.

Ramones

5/5

It's Ramones!

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

4/5

One of the best folk rock album of the sixties. Modern sound to it.

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

2/5

A fisherman's point of view what Prog Rock should sound like. Pretty wealth compared to other realeses in 1974.

Harvest

Neil Young

3/5

A legendary album, a lot samples used in this song. It is getting hot in here.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

5/5

Legendary album. The father of heavy metal. The man, the myth, the legend.

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

4/5

That was amazing, a great artist. I have to listen sober this album now.

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

3/5

A classic in Brazilian music. More need to be explored.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

3/5

I like The White Stripes but it is clearly not their best work.

C'est Chic

CHIC

5/5

Legendary disco album. Bernard Edwards <3

Femi Kuti

3/5

Man I just woke up, this artist is amazing blablabla.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

3/5

Amazing experience. It feels that you are on mars or a very obscure quake mode.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

2/5

I felt asleep. I rather be sick than listening to this album.

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

1/5

1 2 3 I don't could listen to this album. I got really bored.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Legendary folk album. It seems to have like a story telling also.

Solid Air

John Martyn

3/5

Nice atmospherical folk album, a must listen in the middle of the night.

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

Really good sounding 90s band. You can see that in the future of that band they will become more commercial and that's okay.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Legendary folk album. Why does it appear twice on my list?

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

4/5

Very modern sounding for the sixties, the recordings are good and jolly. A nice album by the Small Faces.

Bossanova

Pixies

5/5

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

3/5

Interesting album with a concept that gives it charms to a lesser known band from the UK. Still active today and doing great.

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

2/5

1977

Ash

3/5

Really good alternative rock alternative from the 90s.

Van Halen

5/5

The beginning of a legend...

A Night At The Opera

Queen

2/5

Too bad because the beginning of the album is really good.

All Directions

The Temptations

3/5

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

3/5

The Yes Album

Yes

3/5

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

5/5

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

5/5

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

4/5

I admit I liked more than I thought. Nothing more than a 90s singer from Ireland singing on a cheap synth.

Berlin

Lou Reed

2/5

Not his best work I must admit...

Call of the Valley

Shivkumar Sharma

1/5

I feel like in Diablo 2 but in the worst way possible...

Common

3/5

Huge fan of Kanye West as a producer. This album doesn't do that much justice to him. Maybe I need to listen to it more.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

5/5

Nice concept album, that is a welcome surprise in this 1001 albums generator. An instant classic for me.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

5/5

Joan Armatrading

1/5

Technique

New Order

2/5

Not bad but not their most memorable sound or period. The album art cover is a banger and totally avant-garde.

Faust IV

Faust

3/5

Legendary Kraut Rock album, must have sounded new in the past.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

1/5

Not their best compared to their commercial success.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

3/5

Quite cool and hip for that time. The recording sounded good and with some quality to it.

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

3/5

Correct pop album

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

5/5

Majestic album, really hard to not like Arcade Fire.

Adele

3/5

Legendary album, too bad there are so many slows. Perhaps time will tell otherwise.

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

4/5

Punk with some Sax and Female Vocals? Some heavy riffs are really unexpected on this album! I like more than I actually thought than I would. Very "London" sounding band from the end of the Seventies.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

Classic souls and songs, really some nice covers also!

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

4/5

Incredible pop rock with soul notes. I enjoyed more than I admit this album.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

4/5

Really good singer song writer. Good vibe on the album. Unknown artist in Europe for my part.

Back In Black

AC/DC

5/5

Incredible and legendary album.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

Huge african inspiration, this album is a blast to listen it through!

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

Better than I thought. Huge british savoir fair and Incredibly well mixed and nice mix of new and old sounds. Lcd Soundsystem definitely knows what he is doing.

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Byrds

3/5

Different sound and quite modern for the sixties. Another direction compared to their other albums.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

3/5

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

2/5

Very standart blues album. I am not the biggest fan of Eric Clapton. The cover of Little Wing is fun and witty.

The Rolling Stones

2/5

A shy start for a famous band.

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

3/5

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

3/5

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

2/5

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

2/5

Timeless

Goldie

3/5

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

2/5

Is Massive Attack actually good compared to other 90s acts?

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

2/5

Good songs but overall really weird experience.

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

3/5

Interesting punk / rockabilly

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

Classic 90s album. A very good band to see it live.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

5/5

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

1/5

Very 90s, not my stuff.

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

3/5

90s feeling a lot. Decent album.

Shalimar

Rahul Dev Burman

2/5

Moondance

Van Morrison

3/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

2/5

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

4/5

Very 90s and the production is sick. In did vibe to it even though it wasn't my think. This album is a 3 for me but a light 4 for it's mixing and sounding quality.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

White Denim

5/5

This album is an absolute gem. The mixing is phenomenal, bringing every instrument to life with remarkable clarity. As a bassist, I was particularly drawn to how front-forward and articulate the basslines are—rich, dynamic, and an integral part of the band's overall sound. The interplay between the four musicians is seamless, almost poetic in how they complement each other. Their chemistry makes for an incredibly immersive listening experience. The vocals are solid, blending effortlessly into the instrumental tapestry, while the music itself is nothing short of mesmerizing. Sonically, the album sits at the crossroads of progressive rock and atmospheric soundscapes, sometimes reminiscent of Pink Floyd, yet firmly rooted in the post-Wolfmother era of the 2000s and 2010s. It captures a distinct energy that feels both nostalgic and refreshingly modern. Before this, I had never heard of this band, and I wasn’t expecting such a pleasant surprise. Listening to the album from start to finish was a revelation—it expanded my perspective on what rock music can be, even as someone with a deep knowledge of the genre. Without a doubt, this was one of the best surprises I’ve come across in the 1001 Album Generator journey.

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

3/5

An album that is kind of a mixtape? Some songs are nostalgic and really good. Too bad for the on-going sound of the vinyl cracking in the back.

Risque

CHIC

4/5

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

Tea for Stealerman by Cat Stevens is an exceptional acoustic driven album that stands out from start to finish. Though I am not usually a fan of purely acoustic records, this one is something else, beautifully recorded, with high quality compositions that feel both refined and effortless. There is a certain aura to it, an intangible vibe that keeps you engaged throughout. While I do not always focus on lyrics because of language barriers, the music alone carries a strong emotional weight. It is hard to put into words, but this album has a presence, a soul. A truly immersive listen, and an absolute banger.

The World is a Ghetto

War

3/5

Garbage

4/5

A striking debut. In 1995, Garbage made a powerful entrance with an explosive mix of grunge, metal, punk, shoegaze, pop, and electro. Led by Shirley Manson’s magnetic voice and Butch Vig’s sharp production (Nevermind by Nirvana), the album stands out for its incredibly precise mixing. An album worth to be in an audiophile's discography. Vig masterfully layers saturated guitars (Supervixen), electronic and funky textures (Queer), and moody urban vibes (Stupid Girl), crafting a dense, hard-hitting sound. A post-grunge essential, perfectly in tune with its era. (By the way, I totally used AI to help me to write this because I was too lazy to do it myself.) 😆

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

3/5

Sincere

Mj Cole

3/5

UK Garage, not for everyone.

1999

Prince

3/5

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

4/5

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock is a phenomenal jazz-funk album that sounds incredibly ahead of its time. With its heavy use of synths and groove-driven compositions, it feels more like a late-'70s record than something from 1973. The production is excellent, and while some tracks can feel a bit long for those not used to jazz, the album remains highly accessible compared to more complex jazz works. Its blend of funk, fusion, and jazz makes it a timeless listen. I had the chance to see Hancock live in Helsinki in 2023, and even in his 80s, his energy was amazing. Head Hunters is a must-hear for anyone exploring jazz or funk.

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

2/5

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

3/5

Shadowland

k.d. lang

2/5

Live At Leeds

The Who

3/5