1001 Albums Summary

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1980

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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Hms Fable Shack	5	2.76	+2.24
Ray Of Light Madonna	5	3	+2
Liege And Lief Fairport Convention	5	3.1	+1.9
Low-Life New Order	5	3.3	+1.7
Phaedra Tangerine Dream	4	2.73	+1.27

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Slider T. Rex	2	3.28	-1.28
Little Earthquakes Tori Amos	2	3.23	-1.23

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The Wildest!

Louis Prima · 5 likes

4/5

I like this way more than I expected. It sounds like people having a great time. The harmony in the brass and vocals is really satisfying, and their voices are really cool individually.

Ray Of Light

Madonna · 4 likes

5/5

A little like OG Lana Del Rey. Cool electronica style.

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention · 1 likes

5/5

Cool mix of folk style with more modern/electric instruments

Low-Life

New Order · 1 likes

5/5

I really like this one. Kind of like rock with 80s driving beats and synths.

Hms Fable

Shack · 1 likes

5/5

Reminds me a little of All The Roadrunning or REM. Their songs are really good at both hitting all of the satisfying resolutions while also moving in interesting unexpected directions.

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Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Solid, but none of the songs really spoke to me

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

4/5

Singing sometimes awkward, but great guitar parts

Goo

Sonic Youth

3/5

Cool guitar timbre. Can't sing along, but still catchy. A bit like Metric x La Femme, with more disorder and noise.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Has a feel somewhere between "in the zone and focused" and "walking around". Really cool mix of musical styles. Compelling parallel narratives of personal struggle and Black historical struggle.

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

3/5

Good calm feel, but not compelling to me.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

4/5

Cool guitar playing, but a bit aggressive for my taste, especially the lyrics

Vivid

Living Colour

4/5

Metal/hard rock with clear singing. Some songs stand out, most others are solid

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

5/5

Cool mix of folk style with more modern/electric instruments

Low-Life

New Order

5/5

I really like this one. Kind of like rock with 80s driving beats and synths.

Gold

Ryan Adams

2/5

The music is fine, he has a nice voice, and I can definitely see how it might have influenced others like Phoebe Bridgers. There's probably good stuff to learn from a closer look. But it doesn't really wow me and he's a bad person, so the balance is against it.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

At first it was fine but didn't stand out. Listening again, though, I like it more.

The Slider

T. Rex

2/5

Somewhat negative reaction. I don't really like his voice and don't feel like the songs are particularly catchy, despite some interesting backing.

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

2/5

Feels like listening to a musical, but not in a good way. I'm not a fan of the mix of backing. There doesn't seem to be a smooth transition in songs, but lots of sudden shifts in volume and instrumentation that feel random.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

4/5

I like this way more than I expected. It sounds like people having a great time. The harmony in the brass and vocals is really satisfying, and their voices are really cool individually.

Rocks

Aerosmith

3/5

Often satisfying guitar parts, but overall hit or miss.

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Not all of the songs are big hits, but a lot of them are. Overall very strong, and he's an engaging singer.

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

3/5

The way he sings reminds me of Orville Peck a bit. The music has a cool tone, but nothing really attention grabbing for me.

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

3/5

Not a huge fan of the singer, but the rest of it isn't bad.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

3/5

Very pleasant but not really my style. Has a relaxing by the fire kind of feel a lot of the time.

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

3/5

Calm and jazzy bossa nova, but nothing really stands out. Singing doesn't quite sound natural and comfortable.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

Lots of good songs and a cool variety of instrumentation.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

Very good background music.

Ray Of Light

Madonna

5/5

A little like OG Lana Del Rey. Cool electronica style.

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

4/5

I really like the guitar tone and their use of vocal harmony. It's almost like a more rock-y Simon and Garfunckel.

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

4/5

I like the kind of psychedelic instrumental arrangements. I think the vocals sometimes keep it from being a real favorite for me, but every other part is really good.

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

3/5

A bit strange in that most of the songs are like 1-2 minutes long. Sound is a little like REM or Whitney, depending on the song. Some songs are musically interesting, but mostly not what I want to listen to casually .

Hms Fable

Shack

5/5

Reminds me a little of All The Roadrunning or REM. Their songs are really good at both hitting all of the satisfying resolutions while also moving in interesting unexpected directions.

Disintegration

The Cure

4/5

I like the music a lot, though his singing keeps it from being a top favorite.

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

4/5

Pretty cool early electronic music. Very ambient.

World Clique

Deee-Lite

3/5

Fun dance music, but not my thing outside of that context.