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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Southern Rock Opera Drive-By Truckers	5	2.82	+2.18
Here, My Dear Marvin Gaye	5	3.21	+1.79
John Prine John Prine	5	3.22	+1.78
The Predator Ice Cube	5	3.26	+1.74
Meat Is Murder The Smiths	5	3.32	+1.68
Bossanova Pixies	5	3.38	+1.62
Stardust Willie Nelson	5	3.4	+1.6
Strangeways, Here We Come The Smiths	5	3.44	+1.56
Violent Femmes Violent Femmes	5	3.5	+1.5
Hard Again Muddy Waters	5	3.61	+1.39

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Specials The Specials	1	3.3	-2.3
Destroy Rock & Roll Mylo	1	2.89	-1.89
With The Beatles Beatles	2	3.66	-1.66
The White Album Beatles	3	4.18	-1.18
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road Lucinda Williams	2	3	-1

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Artist	Albums	Average
Michael Jackson	2	5
The Smiths	2	5
Led Zeppelin	2	5

5-Star Albums (22)

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Bad

Michael Jackson

5/5

Obviously Micheal Jackson is an icon but after listening to this album I can see why and the impact he’s had on society. Great album

8 likes

Stardust

Willie Nelson

5/5

Willie Nelson is great and I've never appreciated him enough

5 likes

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

5/5

I went down a deep rabbit hole on Lynyrd Skynrd because of this and I think that's what makes music so great, that it can teach as well as entertain

2 likes

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

5/5

The classroom samples were really cool and furthered the message of love. After looking at the background of the album I had a greater appreciation for Laura and her life struggles. Never really got into soul but I think this was a good introduction

1 likes

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

5/5

Really good album that seemed way before it's time

1 likes

1-Star Albums (2)

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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

5/5

With The Beatles

Beatles

2/5

I've never really loved the Beatles, especially their earlier work, and unfortunately this album reflects that. I can appreciate what the Beatles did for rock and the impact they had on society, but this album didn't push the needle that much for me.

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

4/5

I had only ever heard one song from Elbow before but I had no idea who they were. But I really liked this album. Creative use of instruments to create a different rock sound

Bad

Michael Jackson

5/5

Obviously Micheal Jackson is an icon but after listening to this album I can see why and the impact he’s had on society. Great album

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

I don't think I have the ability to appreciate jazz enough and listening to this I can begin to but I still struggle to find differences in this compared to other jazz. Hopefully I will get more jazz albums that I will be able to start learning more about jazz.

Dire Straits

3/5

In regards to Dire Straits, I've heard sultans of swing and nothing else. But this album introduced me to their unique sound and I was intrigued by the mix of influences.

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

3/5

Not really my style and but another good intro to another genre of music

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

4/5

Without having a background info, I really didn't enjoy this or the band. But after reading about the importance of the band and some of their songs, I can see why it was included in the 1001. MC5 was one of the first punk bands ever, being around in the 60s. They were also extremely influential in counter culture and provided an outlet for some of the things that were happening in the US at the time, especially Detroit. I need to go listen to their later album to see how their sound changed over their short run

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Not really many notes. They sound like the beatles, and i thought it was strange that the UK release had 4 more songs and took off Paint it black, which was the biggest hit they've ever had.

Sincere

Mj Cole

2/5

Eh not my style, EDM predecessor but I'm sure it's important somehow

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

4/5

Really cool sound and I had fun listening to a new band

Stardust

Willie Nelson

5/5

Willie Nelson is great and I've never appreciated him enough

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

5/5

Sound Affects

The Jam

4/5

I really liked the sound of this band and was surprised that I have never heard of The Jam. They were similar to the Beatles but more modern.

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

4/5

I didn't think this was as good as Lauryn Hill's album but still fun to dive into old rap to see the roots of the genre

The Wall

Pink Floyd

4/5

I know I'm supposed to love pink floyd but I just can't appreciate the cultural aspects of the band. Still a good album though

Bossanova

Pixies

5/5

Great album and great band that I only knew from "Where is my mind". Also their bassist is from Dayton

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

5/5

Really good album that seemed way before it's time

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

I've been busy so I had to go back to this one. Really loved it stevie wonder is great

Want Two

Rufus Wainwright

4/5

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

A classic album and always a fun time

John Prine

5/5

Surprisingly really good. And I noticed that after I found out it's not technically country I liked it better, which is something I need to work on.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Love them, love this

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

4/5

This was a lot better than the last pink floyd album

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

4/5

Really fun listening to other songs by aha other than take on me. They are really good and im surprised i've never heard the other songs on this album

Woodface

Crowded House

3/5

It was good just different

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

3/5

It feels like these bands that were a huge cultural impact are harder to get into but overall good album

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

2/5

Murmur

R.E.M.

4/5

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

5/5

Great album, I liked this much better than the first album. Really liked the incorporation of other instruments

The White Album

Beatles

3/5

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Was cool to hear something I wasnt expecting

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

3/5

Not my type of music

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

3/5

Weird album

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

5/5

Amazing album

Black Sabbath

4/5

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

5/5

Violent Femmes

5/5

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

5/5

I went down a deep rabbit hole on Lynyrd Skynrd because of this and I think that's what makes music so great, that it can teach as well as entertain

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

I watched this to get the full experience and it was perfect

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

An epic of an album but not really into gothic rock and some of the references to mythology went over my head

Station To Station

David Bowie

4/5

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Like A Prayer

Madonna

3/5

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

4/5

The Predator

Ice Cube

5/5

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

American Pie

Don McLean

4/5

I was surprised by the other songs on this album. You can hear the similarities in his tone and song writing throughout. I feel like this album is underrated and should be more prevalent in society

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

4/5

I’ve heard of Chicago before but I did not know their sound. This album gave a great insight into who they are and their sound, which surprised me. I was not expecting such a presence of horns and rock but I think they work really well together. It reminded me a bit of show tunes but I enjoyed it. I’m surprised there are not more bands who incorporated horns as heavily as Chicago does

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

5/5

I didn't realize the impact that oasis had on music in the 90s other than the wonderwall joke. I had fun diving into the music and listening to their story and what the britpop scene was all about

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

5/5

I really liked meat is murder when I listened to it but I didn’t realize until this album that the smiths was a much more modern band. I like their sound and they feel much older of a sound than the other bands of the 80s

Connected

Stereo MC's

3/5

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

The Specials

1/5

Couldn't get behind the Ska genre, couldn't finish unfortunately

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

1/5