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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Miriam Makeba Miriam Makeba	5	3.19	+1.81
Green Onions Booker T. & The MG's	5	3.41	+1.59
Machine Head Deep Purple	5	3.59	+1.41
Hotel California Eagles	5	3.6	+1.4
Oracular Spectacular MGMT	5	3.61	+1.39
Tea for the Tillerman Cat Stevens	5	3.69	+1.31
Boston Boston	5	3.71	+1.29

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Queen Is Dead The Smiths	1	3.66	-2.66
Unknown Pleasures Joy Division	1	3.47	-2.47
The Fat Of The Land The Prodigy	1	3.41	-2.41
This Year's Model Elvis Costello & The Attractions	1	3.32	-2.32
Nebraska Bruce Springsteen	1	3.32	-2.32
Pornography The Cure	1	3.31	-2.31
Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age	1	3.3	-2.3
There's A Riot Goin' On Sly & The Family Stone	1	3.29	-2.29
Beautiful Freak Eels	1	3.28	-2.28
The Holy Bible Manic Street Preachers	1	3.14	-2.14

5-Star Albums (7)

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The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

1/5

Kinda boring. Didn’t feel like an album I needed to hear.

9 likes

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

1/5

That was a really boring album. Like Bruce has some good stuff but this was not engaging at all.

4 likes

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

1/5

Not good. Lead just kinda talks during the songs, not in a spoken word or rap way, but just lazy not singing. Would be better fully instrumental, as some songs almost were.

3 likes

Hotel California

Eagles

5/5

Obviously HC is a classic, and so are some other songs I didn’t know were Eagles’ songs.

3 likes

Boston

5/5

Easily one of the best classic rock albums.

2 likes

1-Star Albums (22)

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James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

2/5

Meh. I know Brown was a talented, high energy performer, but this album didn’t deliver.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Decent mellow singer-songwriter album.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

1/5

Kinda boring. Didn’t feel like an album I needed to hear.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

I can see why it did well with the poignant lyrics, but it’s basically a spoken word album. Rap without solid beats is hard to listen to repeatedly.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Unique vocal sound. Kinda funky 70s rock.

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

Solid classic rock album; everyone knows the hits. Vocal style isn’t my favorite but I can’t dislike the rock.

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

1/5

What. A short instrumental synth album.

All The Young Dudes

Mott The Hoople

2/5

It was a fine old-timey album.

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

1/5

I don’t like metal. Incoherent screaming isn’t entertaining.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

Well that was a classic. Finally.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

3/5

A decent old pop album.

Pornography

The Cure

1/5

Not that great. Lacking vocals and boring tunes.

Arrival

ABBA

2/5

Their hits are classics, but man I don’t actually like their music. It’s too peppy/disco for me.

Tracy Chapman

4/5

Poignant lyrics and soulful music, worth a listen.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

2/5

It was an okay oldie album. Didn’t seem that special.

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

2/5

Some songs were decent rock, others were strangely just talking with guitar backup. Not enough rock to make me like the country.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

4/5

Definitely one of the better pop-funk-disco albums of the 80s.

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

1/5

Not good. Lead just kinda talks during the songs, not in a spoken word or rap way, but just lazy not singing. Would be better fully instrumental, as some songs almost were.

Hotel California

Eagles

5/5

Obviously HC is a classic, and so are some other songs I didn’t know were Eagles’ songs.

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

1/5

What was that. Weird confusing sounds

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

3/5

Kinda sounds like Fleetwood Mac, just not as iconic. More folk-country

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

1/5

I did not like that country music. Just not good.

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

4/5

The man can sing, that’s not news to anyone.

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...

Arrested Development

3/5

It was an interesting spoken-word / r&b album.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

3/5

Foreign language albums are tough to judge on lyrics, obviously, but the rhythms were nice and I enjoyed it.

Paul Simon

3/5

Ya know, a decent singer/songwriter album.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

5/5

Classic rock album. Essential listening, though you should have heard the hits already.

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

A 90s grunge rock band. Not the best, but not bad.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

3/5

Kind of a mellower pop-rock from Radiohead. More like Coldplay than pre 2k grunge.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

4/5

That was comfortable. Can’t think of a better description for soft 70s indie pop.

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

2/5

Eh, nothing too special.

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

3/5

I’m just not a huge stones fan. They’re fine, just not my fave.

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab

2/5

More old somewhat synth stuff. Not engaging enough.

Queens of the Stone Age

1/5

Not my favorite mellow punk-grunge rock. Just not that entertaining.

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

3/5

Chill light 90s pop. Reminds me of early Gwen ska.

Brutal Youth

Elvis Costello

1/5

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

3/5

Light folksy singer. Not bad.

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

3/5

Decently r&b soul album.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

5/5

Phenomenal light-pop synth album. I think they’re considered ground-breaking but it doesn’t matter I enjoyed it.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Interesting r&b. 4 long songs.

Infected

The The

1/5

I didn’t like this much. Reminded me of quirky old Halloween jams, but not as nostalgic.

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

4/5

Awesome jazz/rock big band.

Station To Station

David Bowie

2/5

I know people love him but this album was terribly boring.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

This felt like the ambient soundtrack of a sonic game. Fun, techno-y, and mostly instrumental.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

3/5

I stopped about half way through the 69 love songs, cause they’re all just chill 90s love songs. Fine, but not memorable.

Bad Company

3/5

Decent classic rock.

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

2/5

Kinda like early Beatles if they were just one man and not as exciting.

...And Justice For All

Metallica

3/5

Decent Metallica album. I’m not their biggest fan but still a fine album.

School's Out

Alice Cooper

3/5

Starts with the classic, then okay rock.

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

4/5

I’m not usually a live-album fan, but that was awesome. I can imagine how wild the club must have been.

Street Life

The Crusaders

3/5

Decent old jazz album.

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

2/5

He has a great voice, duh, but 50s music was super mellow, just a man singing with a orchestra.

The Yes Album

Yes

3/5

Good European big-hair 70s rock.

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

2/5

Decent old pop. I don’t love the sound, but it’s well done.

Back to Mystery City

Hanoi Rocks

2/5

Kinda felt like generic punk rock.

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

4/5

Quality stuff, including shooting the sherif.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

It’s a zeppelin album. Solid classic rock. Starts with the best - immigrant song.

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

3/5

Decent older Spanish jazz-blues stuff.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

1/5

I didn’t like this at all. Vocals were uninspired and for an era of classic rock their sound was woefully lacking.

Young Americans

David Bowie

3/5

Decent. Better than the other Bowie album this site offered.

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

1/5

Nope, didn’t like that enough to finish all 29 songs.

Kimono My House

Sparks

2/5

This didn’t do much for me. Quirky 70s music.

Miriam Makeba

5/5

Amazing voice and awesome afro-American album. Variety is great and the click songs are unique. I don’t even mind not understanding half of the album that isn’t English.

Beautiful Freak

Eels

1/5

Meh.

Boston

5/5

Easily one of the best classic rock albums.

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

3/5

Kind of a nice lackadaisical album.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

2/5

When I struggle to think of memorable features of an album the day after listening it was probably generic 70s pop stuff.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

2/5

50s songs are often short and boring. For that time maybe this was exciting but not anymore.

Very

Pet Shop Boys

2/5

This was a weird and very 90s album. Just kinda mixed all pop styles from then into one.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

1/5

Eh, this just didn’t do anything for me.

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

1/5

More dumb 70s music. This site isn’t a 1000 albums you need to hear, it’s just random generic crap.

Pelican West

Haircut 100

3/5

The funky jazz beats and sax rifts are great, but the vocals disappoint. Would be better as an instrument album.

Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

3/5

Mostly instrumental jams, would probably go well behind a casual driving game.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

Surprisingly variable song type/style through the album.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Hendrix can play the guitar, that’s obvious. Singing is secondary, but he’s solid at that too.

Elastica

3/5

Very 90s punk, decent lead singer, easily comparable to Gwen, whiny spoken vocal parts.

Roger the Engineer

The Yardbirds

2/5

Like most pop bands of the 60s it makes sense to compare them to the Beatles; these guys aren’t more inventive or exciting.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

Not my favorite RHCP album. They’re clearly talented, but really hit their stride after californication.

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

1/5

That was a really boring album. Like Bruce has some good stuff but this was not engaging at all.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

2/5

Dark, gravely voice. Melodic album, you’d really have to be in the mode for this one, not a listen on loop thing.

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

It didn’t catch my attention enough to remember the next day. Genetic 80s music.

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

1/5

Didn’t love it. Another average old album.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Really solid bluegrass album.

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

1/5

That was boring and quite. Not like poorly recorded they just sang softly, but not enjoyably.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

She’s great.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

1/5

That was like bad Sonic game background music. I’d rather listen to good Sonic music.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

3/5

Talented, yes. Kinda boring by today’s standards, also yes. Music from the 50s/60s just moved at a slower pace. His blues/jazz is great tho.

Hysteria

Def Leppard

4/5

Classic 70s/80s (harder) rock band.

Synchronicity

The Police

4/5

I’ve always enjoyed Sting’s work and his stuff with The Police is great.

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

2/5

Eh, I didn’t like her singer-songwriter country sound that much.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

I don’t like high-pitched 80s girl-band pop. Their’s is probably some of the more tolerable though.

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

3/5

I think it was some decent older heavy rock.

Virgin Suicides

Air

3/5

Decent mostly instrumental movie soundtrack. Not as great as Interstellar or LotR, but acceptable.

The Score

Fugees

4/5

Entertaining R&B / reggae album. Ms. Lauryn Hill has a wonderful voice so the singing shines past the great rap.

Spiderland

Slint

1/5

Garbage. Almost no vocals, just grunge strumming a guitar. Waste of time listening.

Nixon

Lambchop

3/5

Not sure what to call the genre. They sing, maybe light mellow pop? Pretty simple guitar/drum backing.

In It For The Money

Supergrass

2/5

Eh, kinda boring. Generic British punk rock.

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

3/5

Some kind of indie band. Not bad, but not wildly memorable either.

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

Enjoyable unique rock band.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

Tiny dancer is a classic; the rest is fairly folky for Elton but still enjoyable.

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

5/5

I didn’t know the song name but everyone has probably hear green onions sweet melody at some point. The rest is pleasant jams as well.

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

3/5

Pretty chill 60s South American artist.

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

3/5

Not necessarily his best album but still decent.

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

2/5

Not very memorably instrumental stuff. Not bad, just nothing too special.

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

1/5

Eh, the singer was mostly incoherent. Tunes weren’t that great either.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

Entertaining classic southern rock album.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Solid r&b album. Pretty simple rap cadence throughout but no mumbling so I enjoyed it. Also not a sex/drugs album.

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

2/5

I don’t like rap. Is the guy decently talented? Yeh. I don’t have other British rap to compare against and I won’t seek it out.

Real Life

Magazine

1/5

Not that great rock. Don’t love the vocals.

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

2/5

I know who he is, but I’m not impressed by his debut album.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

He is quite the mellow singer/songwriter. There is no urgency in his music, just peacefully goes through the words. I know he inspired many cause I’ve enjoyed covers of some of his songs.

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

3/5

Decent old blues/rock big-band album. Solid harmonica jams.

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

3/5

Classic soulful love songs. Great voice, reminds me of Jackson.

Common

4/5

Good r&b album. I like the beat.