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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
90 808 State	5	2.69	+2.31
Second Toughest In The Infants Underworld	5	2.86	+2.14
The Contino Sessions Death In Vegas	5	2.9	+2.1
Spiderland Slint	5	2.97	+2.03
Bandwagonesque Teenage Fanclub	5	3.06	+1.94
Crazysexycool TLC	5	3.07	+1.93
Darklands The Jesus And Mary Chain	5	3.22	+1.78
Tigermilk Belle & Sebastian	5	3.23	+1.77
You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen	5	3.32	+1.68
Debut Björk	5	3.37	+1.63

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Coat Of Many Colors Dolly Parton	1	3.42	-2.42
The Village Green Preservation Society The Kinks	1	3.4	-2.4
Oxygène Jean-Michel Jarre	1	3.07	-2.07
Will The Circle Be Unbroken Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	1	2.98	-1.98
Off The Wall Michael Jackson	2	3.79	-1.79
Tarkus Emerson, Lake & Palmer	1	2.79	-1.79
Abraxas Santana	2	3.72	-1.72
Let's Get Killed David Holmes	1	2.67	-1.67
Transformer Lou Reed	2	3.67	-1.67
Fear and Whiskey Mekons	1	2.61	-1.61

5-Star Albums (20)

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Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes · 9 likes

3/5

Good, but his waffle on the final track gets on my tits too much to rate higher than that

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer · 8 likes

1/5

Wankus

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor · 7 likes

2/5

Somehow manages to be angry and dull. Nothing Compares is a banger though obvs

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub · 5 likes

5/5

Bloody loved it. Perfect blend of early 90's British indie, American alt rock and the 60's. Immediately added to my favourite albums playlist.

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement · 4 likes

2/5

I feel like this should have been higher as technically it fits into my wheelhouse of noisey, sludgey rock and pop but the singers voice irritated me so much I can't score higher than 2.

1-Star Albums (10)

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Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

5/5

Bloody loved it. Perfect blend of early 90's British indie, American alt rock and the 60's. Immediately added to my favourite albums playlist.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

3/5

Enough funk to sustain but I wanted much less random chattery faff and much more actual funky music

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

Better than I thought. Couple of great tracks and the rest were well crafted easy listening tunes. Largely forgettable but enough quality in the great tracks to make the album good rather than average.

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

2/5

I don't really 'get' country, I seem to exclusively only like Johnny Cash. This was alright, I didn't like it but didn't actively dislike it either. Mercifully short at 27 minutes. I'm writing this 5 minutes after the album has finished and with the exception of We Had It All I have already forgotten the songs.

Raw Power

The Stooges

4/5

Really good and really raw. The actual version at least, the iggy remix in 96 is stupid. Apparently a marmite album too.

Damaged

Black Flag

2/5

Started off enjoyable but quickly got a bit bored as every song essentially sounds the same. If this was an EP just consisting of the A Side it'd easily be a 4. But its not, so its not.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

Enjoyed this a lot, I quite like prog rock on the whole but normally get irritated by its pompous nonsense, this album leans more into pop than 'bloat' though so was much better. Dreamer is still a shitty track though

Reign In Blood

Slayer

3/5

I was surprised by my enjoyment of this. First song was the standout. Vocals shouty obviously but not to the point where its incomprehensible guff

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

1/5

Bored me to tears from start to finish. Background music at best

Third

Portishead

3/5

Good enough but lacked the emotional connection of Dummy. Apparently lightning does not strike twice. Disappointed overall due to expectations.

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

3/5

Enjoyable, bit too twee and naff in places but good overall

Spiderland

Slint

5/5

Loved it, hooked me from start to finish. Dissonant and odd. Apparently the granddaddy of the Math Rock and Post Rock genres which I'm a fan of so no surprise I enjoyed it

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

3/5

Enjoyed most of the songs but jesus 70 minutes, come on Jarvis!

Let It Be

The Replacements

3/5

Good, could probably end up being a 4

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Quality album written by a dude who knew he was dying. Sad and awesome at the same time.

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

2/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Am quite a big Dylan fan anyway, always thought I preferred his rock stuff more than his folk stuff but this is really good. Lacked the emotional connection of Cohen so not a 5 star record but still ace.

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

3/5

Enjoyable but I expected more from an album listed as Shoegaze/Dream Pop

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

3/5

You know what you're getting withna Tina Turner album. Well crafted catchy pop with the odd belter.

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

2/5

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

4/5

Quality, I like jazz i find it fascinating because the musicianship is ridiculous. Its stupidly long though, halve it and im looking at a 5*

Scum

Napalm Death

1/5

Utter cack

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

5/5

Its a great album. Fun, catchy pop rock

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

Really enjoyable

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

4/5

90's East Coast Hip Hop, yes please

Suzanne Vega

2/5

Was ok, couple of songs I enjoyed but the rest were mostly a bit dull

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

3/5

Good but nowhere near their best

Solid Air

John Martyn

2/5

Fairly dull, slurry folk

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

3/5

Better than I thought it would be, In Every Dream Home A Heartache is a banger

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

3/5

Good but I found it a bit dull in places, plus way too long

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

Almost every song is a foot tapper and really good, just not special enough to bump it up to a 5

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

Was decent, not amazing but not terrible. Kept me entertained

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

1/5

Ridiculous in length. If its 40 minutes I'm happily looking at a 3 but a near 3 hour album is just bonkers

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

4/5

Loved it, second half tailed off a bit though sadly. As close to a 5 without being one.

Quiet Life

Japan

4/5

Really good, enjoyed this much more than I thought i would

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

3/5

A lot better than I thought it would be, dropped a 2 in the middle as it got a bit wishy washy but a solid 3 ending tracks pulled it back up again

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

4/5

Depeche Mode innit

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

2/5

Somehow manages to be angry and dull. Nothing Compares is a banger though obvs

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

4/5

His first jazz fusion album. Better length than Bitches Brew but not as inventive hence just shy of 5 again

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

3/5

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

2/5

Thought he was a bit bland in 1999 and I think he's a bit bland in 2021

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Byrds

3/5

Good enough for a 3. Closer to 2 than 4 granted but the use of brass and none standard 60's rock and roll instruments gave it a lot more interest than I thought going in

Country Life

Roxy Music

2/5

Apparently I find roxy music a bit dull. Second 2 for them

No Other

Gene Clark

2/5

Meh, it existed and I didn't hate it

Violator

Depeche Mode

3/5

A bit too samey on the whole to be more than a 3. At least 4 quality tracks though.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

4/5

Surprisingly good. Voice of King Louis from the jungle book too. Perfect length, would have begun to grate if it was much longer I think

The Score

Fugees

5/5

The best album this list has churned up so far by a very long way. Its so good I forgive the length and the interludes.

Transformer

Lou Reed

2/5

Eh, it was alright. His voice has never bothered me as I like the velvet underground but most of the songs were just a bit naff

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

4/5

Public Enemy are always reliably ace

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

3/5

Decent bit of jangle pop

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

I'm an oasis fan and this is their best album. No brainer

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

Bit lengthy but I thought this was good overall

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

3/5

Decent, enjoyable frantic energy. Essentially 6 different versions of Ace of Spades really so not a huge amount of variety for bigger scores.

Floodland

Sisters Of Mercy

3/5

Thought this was decent to be honest, touch samey but good enough

Blue

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Not sure what's happened here, last time I listened to this it bored me. Today though it clicked, don't know why. Just did.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

5/5

Quality, Ray Charles is an OG baller

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

Entertaining enough, nothing to make me love it but nothing for me to moan about either

Abraxas

Santana

2/5

Fairly tedious, never a massive fan of guitar noodling albums

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

4/5

Surprised myself by how much I enjoyed this

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

5/5

Love it, always have, amazing album

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

2/5

Strong start, then from Girlfriend onwards its naff until the final song. 2

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

3/5

Enjoyable Samba boppery

Manassas

Stephen Stills

2/5

Fully forgettable and too long. Not bad though just meh

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

2/5

Sadly the same as the last funk album on here, couple of great tracks but around 60% faff and nonsense. Cholly and Who Says A Funk Band Can't Play Rock are ace though.

Young Americans

David Bowie

3/5

Good Bowie album, not my favourite. Would be 3.5 if that existed

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

3/5

I liked this, pleasant 90's sounding American rock

NEU! 75

Neu!

2/5

Background music at best

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Sympathy For The Devil is amazing and the rest of the album is full of tasty little bluesy numbers that I enjoyed.

Arrival

ABBA

3/5

Perfectly pleasant 70's pop.

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

1/5

Super tedious advert level wanky nonsense.

Fever Ray

4/5

Right up my street

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

3/5

Truth

Jeff Beck

3/5

Decent blues rock. Nothing to make me super excited but never dull either

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

5/5

Not as good as their first album but I'm a big fan of this too

The Stranger

Billy Joel

3/5

Didn't quite reach 4 stars as a collective for me but there were 2 or 3 individual songs that would hit 4 or maybe 5 stars easily

Crazysexycool

TLC

5/5

Amazing

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

3/5

I'm not a massive fan but I can tell this album is good

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

5/5

Top tier. The dance act all other dance acts secretly wished they were. This album doesn't even have their two vest songs on either.

Teenager Of The Year

Frank Black

2/5

Meh

Os Mutantes

3/5

Prefer their second album but found this one enjoyable too

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Good but miles away from great. 3 or 4 really good songs and then a lot of songs that make me wish I was listening to Motown or The Doors instead

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

4/5

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

2/5

I was honestly under the impression I thought Boards of Canada were really good but this was fairly tedious.

Tical

Method Man

4/5

The first solo Wu Tang release and not the greatest but still a very good album. RZA is one of the greatest producers working.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

3/5

808 State

5/5

Not as good as Underworld but not far off. Early 90's Manchester Techno? Yes please

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Good but not amazing. Preferred his later stuff I think

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

Arguably behind Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan in jazz singing terms but still an amazing artist. Couple of songs fell flat for me but Four Women alone will earn this a solid score

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

Love me some Jazz and this is up there with the best for me

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

3/5

I don't get the Rod hatred. It's not a better for sure but my foot was tapping throughout so that's a good thing

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

4/5

I like Jamiroquai.

The Modern Lovers

3/5

Enjoyed this, previously only knew Roadrunner. Tad too long maybe

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

3/5

My favourite sort of 60's music, a bit of psychedelia

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

2/5

It was OK. Couple of good songs but mostly a bit dull

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

Surprisingly good. Enjoyed this more than I thought. Last track is shite though

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

4/5

Very good. Especially Barbarism Begins At Home.

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

Good enough but nothing super amazing

Ambient 1/Music For Airports

Brian Eno

2/5

It's not awful but bloody hell it's boring to actually hear in one sitting

Moon Safari

Air

5/5

Awesome

Dire Straits

3/5

Smash

The Offspring

2/5

Fairly shit

Leftism

Leftfield

4/5

Not a top level belter for me but a belter nevertheless

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

Excellent live album, love the asides and the total bizarreness of it all

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

3/5

Tommy

The Who

2/5

Couple of good tracks, couple of pompous shit tracks, mostly average guff

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

2/5

I feel like this should have been higher as technically it fits into my wheelhouse of noisey, sludgey rock and pop but the singers voice irritated me so much I can't score higher than 2.

The Only Ones

2/5

Was alright

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

4/5

I love Dylan and think this is a really good album but he does need to learn when to shut the hell up sometimes and finish a song before it ends up 15 days long

Ten

Pearl Jam

4/5

Great album but doesn't quite do it for me like it did 15 years ago

Talvin Singh

3/5

This was good, drifted into irrelevance at times but overall enjoyable

Call of the Valley

Shivkumar Sharma

3/5

Didn't know what to expect, didn't understand much of it but it was pleasing to my ear holes nevertheless.

The Specials

3/5

The Specials are the best of the trumpet tooting wanky ska bands and this album was more enjoyable than I was expecting

Hypnotised

The Undertones

2/5

Meh was OK

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Good singles, fairly bland rest.

Bert Jansch

2/5

Eh was OK, nothing too exciting

Rage Against The Machine

4/5

Couple of duffers but mostly a nostalgic banger. Morello is one of the greatest guitarists of his generation

Hysteria

Def Leppard

4/5

Tragic Songs of Life

The Louvin Brothers

1/5

This grated on me something rotten

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

3/5

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

2/5

Meh

Back to Mystery City

Hanoi Rocks

3/5

Nothing too special but some enjoyable glammy punk. I managed to get the whole album on YouTube as Spotify didn't have it all

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

1/5

Not a fan at all of this

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

2/5

So so, couple of good songs but mainly peters into dull for me. Decent harms though

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

2/5

Meh, baby jazz

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

1/5

Wankus

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

3/5

Being There

Wilco

4/5

Am biased because I was already a Wilco fan. Shave 25 minutes off this and it's a 5.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

Great album

Blackstar

David Bowie

3/5

The Real Thing

Faith No More

4/5

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

3/5

Not too bad at all

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

1/5

No thanks, this is utter cack

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

4/5

I really like this style of American punk

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

4/5

An enjoyable disco romp

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

4/5

Surprisingly excellent

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Good, but his waffle on the final track gets on my tits too much to rate higher than that

Thriller

Michael Jackson

4/5

Bad Company

4/5

Paul Rogers innit. If he's good enough for Queen he's good enough for me

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

4/5

Roger the Engineer

The Yardbirds

2/5

Tracy Chapman

3/5

Different Class

Pulp

4/5

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Good album,can't believe its 22 years old!

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

1/5

Not my cup of tea at all

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

1/5

Do not like the quavary vocals at all

Infected

The The

3/5

Future Days

Can

2/5

Fairly tedious faff

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

4/5

Enjoyable, well crafted 50's pop

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

3/5

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

2/5

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

5/5

Amazing

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

3/5

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

3/5

Decent enough but too long for what it is

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Illmatic

Nas

5/5

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

5/5

Debut

Björk

5/5

Banger