My User Albums Journey

User Albums Journey

Exploring beyond the book, one album at a time

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1980

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Folk

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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Discosis Bran Van 3000	5	2.79	+2.21
John Dawson Winter III Johnny Winter	5	2.83	+2.17
Vedergällningen Garmarna	5	2.88	+2.12
Forced Witness Alex Cameron	5	2.89	+2.11
Poesía Básica Extrechinato y Tu	5	2.93	+2.07
Partisans & Parasites Daniel Kahn	5	2.96	+2.04
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum Tally Hall	5	3.01	+1.99
Music For People In Trouble Susanne Sundfør	5	3.08	+1.92
Somewhere In The Between Streetlight Manifesto	5	3.14	+1.86
Apostrophe(') Frank Zappa	5	3.19	+1.81

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Englabörn Jóhann Jóhannsson	1	3.18	-2.18
Reconstruction Site The Weakerthans	1	3.12	-2.12
Clarity Jimmy Eat World	1	3	-2
Purgatory Tyler Childers	1	2.99	-1.99
Bloody Kisses Type O Negative	1	2.69	-1.69
Human Racing Nik Kershaw	1	2.68	-1.68
Chet Chet Baker	2	3.53	-1.53
For Emma, Forever Ago Bon Iver	2	3.48	-1.48
John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman John Coltrane	2	3.45	-1.45
Fantasies Metric	2	3.41	-1.41

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Artist	Albums	Average
Godspeed You! Black Emperor	2	5
Daft Punk	3	4.33

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Artist	Albums	Average
Jimmy Eat World	2	1.5

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Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven

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This was an album which didn’t really strike me as much more than fun the first time I heard it, yet it always kept finding its way back to my music rotation. It was only after a couple of listens that I found myself loving the album; hence, my recommendation. So, what do I love about this album? For one, I think the music is incredibly catchy, groovy, melodic, and simplistic, with some great sax licks as a cheery on top. Most importantly though, I think it showcases what a great songwriter Cameron is. He’s able to sing from the perspective of complete degenerates who most of us would find indefensible, yet through his humor he’s able to make you almost feel sorry for these pathetic figures. The exaggerated male bravado that he’s satirizing might fall flat on those who can’t really relate, yet there is no denying there is something quite charming about the whole theatrics of it all. Like a lovable asshole whose songs get you dancing and grooving as he sings about how he’s getting catfished by some Nigeran across the world.