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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Screamadelica Primal Scream	5	3.17	+1.83
The Slim Shady LP Eminem	5	3.29	+1.71
Debut Björk	5	3.37	+1.63
Parklife Blur	5	3.38	+1.62
Sound of Silver LCD Soundsystem	5	3.42	+1.58
We Are Family Sister Sledge	5	3.48	+1.52
Bryter Layter Nick Drake	5	3.51	+1.49
New Forms Roni Size	4	2.53	+1.47
Timeless Goldie	4	2.53	+1.47
Moon Safari Air	5	3.58	+1.42

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Ritual De Lo Habitual Jane's Addiction	1	3.19	-2.19
Happy Trails Quicksilver Messenger Service	1	2.8	-1.8
A Short Album About Love The Divine Comedy	1	2.77	-1.77
Dirt Alice In Chains	2	3.47	-1.47
Aqualung Jethro Tull	2	3.44	-1.44
Music for the Masses Depeche Mode	2	3.38	-1.38
Home Is Where The Music Is Hugh Masekela	2	3.36	-1.36
My Aim Is True Elvis Costello	2	3.35	-1.35
L'Eau Rouge The Young Gods	1	2.32	-1.32
American Pie Don McLean	2	3.28	-1.28

5-Star Albums (17)

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

Popular Reviews

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

3/5

Makes me want to do yoga to it or get stoned and watch a lava lamp for hours

20 likes

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

5/5

Absolute game changer. There had never been anything quite like it. You couldn’t not take note. Brash, funny, outlandish, such funny lyrics, so much energy. Dre’s mastermind production elevates this to an all time Hiphop classic.

17 likes

Debut

Björk

5/5

Brilliant. Can’t think of many better DEBUTS

14 likes

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

5/5

Such beautiful melancholy music. Such a talent. So sad what a troubled life he led and how little recognition he received during his lifetime

12 likes

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

2/5

Clearly talented but couldn’t really get into it

9 likes

1-Star Albums (4)

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Autobahn

Kraftwerk

3/5

Hypnotic Germanic vibes

Pink Flag

Wire

3/5

Enjoyed cooking veggie meatballs to this

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

So many tunes. Such a tight band in their prime. Reminds me of cover bands on my ski season 🏂

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Some really nice tracks but a bit of a slog at times.

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

3/5

Wanted to enjoy this more than I did. Think it probably needs multiple listens for me to get into. Bit shouty for my tastes.

Rocks

Aerosmith

4/5

Enjoyed this. Good fun. Back in the Saddle and Sick as a Dog standout tracks.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

4/5

Well that was a lovely surprise. Bloody loved that. Kitchen disco. Post dinner vibes. Will listen again🥳 DANNY

Sea Change

Beck

3/5

Really nice opening track and the rest was fine too but quite forgettable

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab

3/5

Enjoyed. Fun vibe and like the French influence.

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

4/5

Enjoyed this v much 👌🏽

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

2/5

Meh

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

3/5

Some amazing guitar solos and some pretty innovative and funky music. The rock/funk hybrid wasn’t quite my cuppa but def respect this

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

5/5

Album name says it all. Don’t think this is his finest work but still deserving of top marks

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

3/5

Quite enjoyed it actually

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Never realised what a weird/distinctive singing style he and. Not really into this but didn’t find it as offensive as some of my AOTD colleagues

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

5/5

So good. Production is amazing. A classic

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

4/5

I actually really enjoyed this. Never given 🔥👄much of a chance but I thought this was a really slick album. Opening track is quality

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

A classic. Must admit, I didn’t enjoy revisiting as much as I thought I would but still feel it deserves top marks

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

3/5

Master of his trade. Just not a massive fan of his trade. There’s defo a time and a place for the hits which are undoubted hits and great fun, the rest is pretty meh

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Really good. Hip hop/rock crossover works v well. So many tunes

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

3/5

Goes v well with quorn bolognese

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

1/5

Awful

Pornography

The Cure

3/5

Deece. Has aged well. Doesn’t sound dated

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

1/5

Not without talent but not for me. Endured rather than enjoyed

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

3/5

Nice vibe

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

3/5

Nice vibe

American Pie

Don McLean

2/5

Thought I would enjoy this more than I did. Used to like American Pie (the track). Reminds me of a road trip round Ireland when I was a kid and rinsing it on my sisters Walkman. But it’s a bit boring now as was the rest of the album

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

5/5

Banger central 🕺🏻

Bubble And Scrape

Sebadoh

2/5

Fine. Might listen again but didn’t feel particularly seminal. Minus one point for the shouty numbers

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

5/5

Such beautiful melancholy music. Such a talent. So sad what a troubled life he led and how little recognition he received during his lifetime

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

3/5

Cool vibe but didn’t totally get into it. Would probs benefit from a second listen

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

4/5

Master at his peak

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

3/5

Quite enjoyable

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Good shiz. Such good energy

Parklife

Blur

5/5

An absolute classic. The heady glorious days of Britop in its prime. Brings back so many nostalgic memories of early teenage years. So many debates over what was better, this or Definitely Maybe. Still don’t know the answer

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

2/5

Few catchy numbers. Good energy. Annoying voice

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Enjoyed this. Pretty bleak depiction of white working class America, almost too bleak at times

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

3/5

Makes me want to do yoga to it or get stoned and watch a lava lamp for hours

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

3/5

Unexpectedly good. Fun album. Beatles vibe. Would listen again

Moon Safari

Air

5/5

So many memories of young adulthood. Original, immaculate and superbly produced album

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

5/5

Supa Dupa Fly

Missy Elliott

4/5

Top notch. A bit too RnB for me but the more times I listened, the more I enjoyed it. Great beats and great colabs and fair play to Missy for breaking into a male dominated industry with so much confidence, attitude and talent. Has no doubt paved the way for many other women

Da Capo

Love

3/5

Never heard of these guys. Good fun. LOVEd that epic last track

Kenya

Machito

2/5

Clearly a talented and influential musician but wasn’t really feeling it and couldn’t hear beyond Jamie’s comment about it sounding like an Odeon ad

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

3/5

Rod Stewart’s a bit meh but this was a decent listen. Hated the Amazing Grace bit

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Haven’t listened to much Nick Cave and this album has made me want to listen to much more as it’s right up my street but there weren’t enough stand out tracks on this album (Into my Arms aside) to elevate this from a 3 to a 4

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

Masterpiece

Debut

Björk

5/5

Brilliant. Can’t think of many better DEBUTS

Doolittle

Pixies

4/5

This has got me more into the Pixies than I ever have been. Some great tracks in here

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

3/5

Fine

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

3/5

Some funky blues. Some of it reminded me of The Black Keys

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

4/5

Great fun. V pleased to have discovered these guys

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

3/5

Fun but too many covers

Queen II

Queen

3/5

Amazingly talented and great to listen to Queen songs I haven’t heard a million times, but this album didn’t massively grab me. Won’t be rushing back to it

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

2/5

Great voice and respect to her success. Prefer the R&b vibes to the ballads. The R&B stuff is pretty nostalgic of some 90s teenage house party vibes. But on the whole, not for me.

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

3/5

I know lots of people who rate this highly but not for me. Brown Sugar the track is a classic but the rest of the album has never stuck. Talented guy though.

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

5/5

A modern classic

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

Glad to have discovered these guys. Will listen to more. Knew the name and now realise I know some of their hits. No recognisable hits on this album but enjoyable nonetheless

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

V glad to have discovered these guys. Will def listen to more. Aged v well. Can’t believe this album is as old as me!

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

3/5

Fine. Bit Beatlesy and also a whiff of Nick Drake at times. Quite liked it but too long

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

1/5

There was a few cool instrumental bits, e.g on the track Three Days, but on the whole, this was not my vibe at all. Sorry Jane

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

David Bowie

5/5

I’m not a massive Bowie-guy and never listened to this album start to finish, but really pleased I now have. Don’t love all the tracks but Starman and Moonage Daydream are brilliant and those alone elevate this album above many others. Still don’t totally get why Bowie is SUCH a national treasure. Clearly has a lot to do with his androgynous, impossible to put-in-a-box, alter-ego which allows many to find escapism and vicariously live out fantasies through him.

Suede

4/5

Solid album

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

1/5

Some kinda cool instrumental bits but this is def a bottom 20% album

My Generation

The Who

3/5

Didn’t enjoy this as much as I thought I would

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

4/5

When Coldplay were top of their game, they were pretty good. I’ll save my 5 five for Parachutes

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

4/5

Nice chilled 60s vibes. Nailed on for a 3 until Groovin’ came on. Instant elevation to 4

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

3/5

Meh. I like a lot of Elton tunes but none were on here. First track was cool mind

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

3/5

Deece

Play

Moby

4/5

Bit over it now but a pretty original and seminal album of its era

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

2/5

Couldn’t get into this at all

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

2/5

Fine. Was on in the background so maybe didn’t give it enough of a chance, but it did nothing to grab my attention. Not offensive though

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

A classic Hiphop album that evokes memories of happy uni days

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Not even close to my fave BMATW album but still worthy of full marks. So much political struggle coursing through this album, broken up by amazing love songs like ‘Baby we’ve got a date’ and ‘Stir It Up’. Love that Rita Marley and Marcia Griffiths are on the backing vocals of Stir it Up. Peter Tosh also deserves a notable mention. ‘Stop that Train’ is a tune. BMATW were by no means a one man band as many believe

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Good old Marv

All That You Can't Leave Behind

2/5

I like some early U2 but this was a struggle

New Forms

Roni Size

4/5

Seminal, timeless, silky smooth d&b bangers. A few of the tracks did feel a bit samey

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

4/5

Actually really enjoyed this. A lotta fun. Lots of comedy lyrics and track names like Warrior in Woolworths. Will go again

Elephant

The White Stripes

5/5

Cracker

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

🕺🏻

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

Classic

Manassas

Stephen Stills

2/5

Quite liked a couple of tracks. The blues track at the end was cool. But generally a bit boring and nondescript. A high 2

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

4/5

Decent ‘shoe-gazing indie’ as Karla calls it, but nothing to get too excited about apart from the Mrs Robinson cover which is great

The Grand Tour

George Jones

3/5

Nice bit of Country 🤠

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

Arrested Development

4/5

Great vibes and Mr Wendell alone makes this v close to a five but falls just short cos cos I’ve been dishing out too many 5s of late

White Light

Gene Clark

2/5

Fine but a bit forgettable

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

5/5

Top stuff from Bob

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

Great stuff. Close to a 5 but have given out too many of late

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

3/5

Deece

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

4/5

Really enjoyed this. More rocky and less experimental than I expected. Such a powerful voice. A few real banging tracks. Liked the Thom Yorke cameos

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

3/5

Fun and enjoyable in parts but SO LONG. Turned into a real slog

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

3/5

Billie’s top notch, but this is maybe not her best

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

2/5

Clearly talented but couldn’t really get into it

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Bloody good actually. Enjoyed more than I thought. Def influenced White Stripes

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

3/5

Passed me by a bit until tracks I knew came on

Blur

4/5

Great stuff from one of my fave bands

Revolver

Beatles

4/5

Top stuff

Timeless

Goldie

4/5

Smooth beats from a real pioneer

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Banging and opening and closing tracks and pretty good in the middle too. Didn’t realise how American some of their stuff sounded

The Stone Roses

5/5

Ridiculous debut from the godfathers of indie

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

3/5

Fun jazz vibes

Copper Blue

Sugar

3/5

Wasn’t sure to begin with but grew on me. A couple of deece tracks. Major Nirvana and Foo Fighter vibes

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

Pleasant

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

2/5

Meh

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

2/5

Don’t really know what to make of this one. Kinda liked it, kinda didn’t. Some Prince vibes at times

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

3/5

Great energy. Great fun

Hypnotised

The Undertones

4/5

Enjoyed this v much

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

2/5

Didn’t enjoy this at all on first listen but gave it a second listen and enjoyed it much more. Goes to show! Pushing a 3 but falls just short. I’m sure they sing about cheese and wine on one track 😂

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

2/5

Okaaaaaay then

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

2/5

Started off ok but tailed of. Rod being Rod, not offensive but nothing remarkable about this

One World

John Martyn

3/5

Deece but was hoping for better given his other stuff I know

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

4/5

I’m a Loretta convert!

Technique

New Order

3/5

Fun

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

This was fine. Not as annoying as his other ones on here, but can’t believe we’ve had 3 already!

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

4/5

Seminal hiphop album but WTC have never been my faves

Live Through This

Hole

2/5

Did not enjoy this at all on first listen. Gave it a second chance based on positive comments from my esteemed AOTD colleagues and it improved slightly

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Getting slated by the others and some of it is pretty experimental but it’s fun and original and I like the fact that he doesn’t give a fuck

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

2/5

I liked track 2, The Things You Said, but otherwise not really for me. Far too long, felt a real slog

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

Lovely stuff

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

2/5

Lucky I had a lot of unpacking and tidying to do last night cos that felt never ending

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

3/5

Enjoyed this. Who IS Melody Nelson?! 🕵🏻‍♂️

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

They don’t make pop music like this anymore. Top stuff. One More Chance is a great opener

Eliminator

ZZ Top

3/5

Deece. A low 3

The Poet

Bobby Womack

2/5

Talented guy but this album did v little for me

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

3/5

Really liked this. Would go back

Follow The Leader

Korn

3/5

Not my vibe but enjoyed more than I thought I would. Quite accessible for non-metal fans and was a welcome accompaniment whilst making Remy’s birthday card late last night

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

2/5

Meh. Sorry Jenni

Dare!

The Human League

3/5

Fun listen. Top quality pop musicj. I respect savin the banger til the end. And WHAT a banger!

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

3/5

Hit and miss. Bit like Christian Benteke