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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Dog Man Star Suede	5	3	+2
You're Living All Over Me Dinosaur Jr.	5	3.08	+1.92
Berlin Lou Reed	5	3.1	+1.9
Loveless My Bloody Valentine	5	3.17	+1.83
The Boatman's Call Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	3.2	+1.8
Forever Changes Love	5	3.22	+1.78
Dry PJ Harvey	5	3.24	+1.76
Raw Power The Stooges	5	3.32	+1.68
Unknown Pleasures Joy Division	5	3.47	+1.53
Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand	5	3.57	+1.43

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Back At The Chicken Shack Jimmy Smith	1	3.39	-2.39
Nebraska Bruce Springsteen	1	3.32	-2.32
Kenya Machito	1	3.27	-2.27
Mermaid Avenue Billy Bragg	1	3.18	-2.18
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) Bob Dylan	1	3.15	-2.15
Swordfishtrombones Tom Waits	1	2.95	-1.95
The Sun Rises In The East Jeru The Damaja	1	2.92	-1.92
Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin	2	3.92	-1.92
Duck Rock Malcolm McLaren	1	2.65	-1.65
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan	2	3.61	-1.61

5-Star Albums (12)

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Dog Man Star

Suede

5/5

Grandiose, glam, beautiful guitars and vocals. Peak Suede

9 likes

Raw Power

The Stooges

5/5

Pure raw punk

8 likes

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

1/5

Nah this ones a big old nope.

3 likes

White Light / White Heat

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Experimental and interesting

2 likes

2112

Rush

4/5

I put off listening to rush because I thought it was widdly widdly nonsense for Middle Aged men. Turns out I really like it. Am I a Middle Aged man? First track seemed almost prog-metal

1 likes

1-Star Albums (8)

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

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Odelay

Beck

4/5

Probably Beck’s best, lots of good songs and not much filler

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

Some fairly generic glam rock tracks, but also some really lovely sweeping orchestral pieces. Original track listing is just the right length, will definitely listen again

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

2/5

Fairly boring and forgettable. Only saved a bit by a few songs in the middle

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

Kind of fun and dumb, would play again or put on at a party. Didn’t sound too repetitive

Live At Leeds

The Who

3/5

Pretty good for a live album, can’t help being too long. Not a big fan of the who but it was ok.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

3/5

Really lovely acoustic album with some beautiful tracks

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

5/5

Beautiful seminal cold amazing post punk

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

1/5

Whiny voice, boring songs that all sound the same. I want to throw his harmonica out a window.

Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson

3/5

Quite nice and funky, good range of songs

Fragile

Yes

3/5

Surprisingly quite enjoyed this. A few bum tracks, but the long proggy ones are pretty fun

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

1/5

Folky rubbish. Sorry Billy, would not listen again.

Sound Affects

The Jam

4/5

Fun and catchy, has some very obvious influences but makes it work in a not so derivative way

Ramones

4/5

Short and punchy, sets the scene for mainstream punk

Rapture

Anita Baker

2/5

Some ok songs, sounds very dated though and ended up being background music

Black Monk Time

The Monks

4/5

Interesting early garage album I hadn’t heard before, you can see how it had influenced many other acts up til now

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

2/5

Very weird. Has some interesting moments but the overall theatricality gets a bit too much after a while.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

3/5

Fine, probably wouldn’t listen again. Some songs more interesting than others, you can tell this is a transition between them becoming a more experimental and influential band.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

4/5

Excellent dance album that sets their future sound

1984

Van Halen

4/5

Wasn’t too impressed at first, but then I really enjoyed and appreciated the crossover of metal and synths

New York Dolls

2/5

Couldn’t really get into this one bar the few songs I knew

Forever Changes

Love

5/5

Loved this, can’t believe I’ve never heard it before. I will absolutely listen and love it again.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

2/5

Fine, the interludes get annoying. Probably wouldn’t listen again

2112

Rush

4/5

I put off listening to rush because I thought it was widdly widdly nonsense for Middle Aged men. Turns out I really like it. Am I a Middle Aged man? First track seemed almost prog-metal

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

5/5

Dreamy and ethereal and noisy

All Mod Cons

The Jam

3/5

It’s fine, not as good as some of their others

Eliminator

ZZ Top

2/5

Not very exciting, background music

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

3/5

Interesting to hear him get the prisoners on his side, unique take on a live album

Kala

M.I.A.

4/5

Stankonia

OutKast

3/5

Nice album with an array of different sounding tracks. Bit long though; and I still don’t understand skits

Duck Rock

Malcolm McLaren

1/5

Frustrating mix of styles in a very 80s package, pretending to be a radio show

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

2/5

Quite forgettable

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

3/5

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

3/5

Started off promising then went into some fairly generic 80s electronica

Dry

PJ Harvey

5/5

Lovely lovely PJ, such a good raw album

Raw Power

The Stooges

5/5

Pure raw punk

Dog Man Star

Suede

5/5

Grandiose, glam, beautiful guitars and vocals. Peak Suede

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

3/5

Pretty good live album, all sounded decent

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

2/5

Fine, very long and samey. I can see how it would be an influential album for its genre, but if you are not interested in that it’s not very attractive

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

3/5

Really interesting mix of folk, ballads, and rowdy punk

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Not what I was expecting, a really nice range of songs with some lovely instruments

Yank Crime

Drive Like Jehu

4/5

Really surprised I’ve not heard this before, the kind of long, math-esque post hardcore that I like. A bit long, but I’ll definitely listen again

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

3/5

Despite it being jazz, I quite liked it. Nice and easy to listen to, good rhythms and flow.

Suzanne Vega

3/5

Not bad, quite nice folksy singer songwriter stuff. I’d probably listen to one or two tracks again

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

I like Lou Reed so can’t fault this album

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

3/5

Sounds quite dated now, but still interesting and the covers are good

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

2/5

A bit weird and rambley, mish mash of genres and nothing really stood out

Being There

Wilco

3/5

I liked the first half, then I got a bit bored and stopped listening to the second half. I’ll definitely check out their other stuff though

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

2/5

Some interesting bits where the songs are a mash of alternative and hip hop, but also some cheesy bad taste bits and weird skits

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

3/5

I’m not a big fan of jazz, but was still interesting to listen to

American Pie

Don McLean

2/5

Not a big fan of Americana, quite boring

Bossanova

Pixies

4/5

Not their best album, but still very good

White Light / White Heat

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Experimental and interesting

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

4/5

Another I haven’t heard before but wish I had. Lots of layers of noise and feedback creating something quite unique

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

4/5

Coldplay’s best album, a really good collection of songs

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

3/5

A bit too long (not a fan of double albums really), but more interesting than I thought it was going to be. The Cross is a banger

La Revancha Del Tango

Gotan Project

2/5

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

Quite nice and pleasant to listen to

Quiet Life

Japan

2/5

Very 80s

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

2/5

One or two decent psychedelic songs, but largely forgettable

Diamond Life

Sade

2/5

Smooth jazz, nope

Sail Away

Randy Newman

2/5

Considering I ranked frank sinatra a 3, I feel this should get a 2. It’s nice enough to listen to, but I wouldn’t listen again

Franz Ferdinand

5/5

Such a banger of a debut album. Punchy, well crafted pop songs

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

2/5

The more folky, bluesy songs were nice, but the country songs bring it down to a 2

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

2/5

Not great, psychedelic folk all blends into each other

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

4/5

White Light

Gene Clark

2/5

Some ok bits but largely boring folky singing

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

Can see why this is so acclaimed, really good tracks and lyrics

Kid A

Radiohead

5/5

Their best, experimental but accessible

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

1/5

Nah this ones a big old nope.

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

4/5

Really nice hip hop album, very chill

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

Lots of people shit on Oasis, but they know how to make a bunch of anthemic singalongs

Kenya

Machito

1/5

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

1/5

Not particularly interesting

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

3/5

Nice enough to listen to, a few tracks I would listen to again. The Iron Man cover is weird though!

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

3/5

Not my usual thing at all but very nice to listen to and chill out with a different vibe

Hms Fable

Shack

3/5

Not heard of this band before which is surprising. You can hear the similarities to many of their related bands (lightning seeds, cast, the las), not bad but don’t know if I would choose to listen to them over others.

Berlin

Lou Reed

5/5

I think I enjoy this album even more than Transformer, such as wonderful songs

The Joshua Tree

4/5

Not a big U2 fan but this is a pretty good album

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

2/5

Some ok blues, nothing too exciting for me

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

1/5

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

3/5

Once again not a fan of jazz, especially the more experimental stuff, but this was very interesting. Bits sounded like they shouldn’t be there, it was odd

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

3/5

Not as good as Folsom, made a bit slower by the fact he plays the same song twice

Destroyer

KISS

2/5

Sounds pretty dated and cheesy

Parklife

Blur

4/5

It’s a bit overly long, but this is still a bloody great britpop album

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

Really good cohesive album from start to finish

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Has a very familiar late 90s triphop/dnb sound to it

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

1/5

Some more jazz, wouldn’t listen again

Tical

Method Man

2/5

Some ok tracks but overly long and not particularly melodic hiphop/rap

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

2/5

I’m not a fan of double albums and this doesn’t justify it at all. Self indulgent, half of it could have been cut. The bits that are good are good, but it ended on a whimper

Another Green World

Brian Eno

2/5

This goes on a bit too long and ends up a bit too much like background noise. Quite liked Golden Hours

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

3/5

Good fun rock, Jailbait is terribly dodgy though

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

4/5

African blues is a totally new genre to me, but very interesting. The blend of the different aspects works well. Not something I would put on regularly, but I appreciated it

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

Such good jangly guitars and vocals, whole album is great

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

5/5

To go from murder ballads to this was such an amazing shift. Full of heartfelt songs and definitely one of his best albums, even if it does have Black Hair on it

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

3/5

Never listened to these before, I like the chilled out electronica mixed with audio snippets. Will definitely listen to more

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

The one Hendrix album I'd not heard. It's good, quite psychy and I like the stereo experimentation

Achtung Baby

4/5

I went into this thinking I would only know the big singles, but the whole thing is very familiar to me. I must have absorbed it as a child. Really enjoyed it, it’s a different direction after their first few albums and it sounds fun.

Abbey Road

Beatles

4/5

Definitely one of their best albums, if you leave out maxwells silver hammer

Doolittle

Pixies

5/5

Perfect combo of lo-fi, raw, noisy and catchy. Undoubtedly their best album, and one of the most influential of the late 80s/early 90s

Garbage

4/5

This album definitely sounds of its time, but it's a great blend of pop and rock with some catchy singles. Not quite as good as the follow-up though

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

3/5

This album is difficult because it has some amazing songs like Free Bird and Simple Man, but then also some generic trash

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

Really lovely album, he had such a tender voice

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

5/5

Very noisy, very energetic. Setting the blueprint for other influential bands that followed

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

I’ve heard the big hits from this but never the full album. I’m once again not a fan of double albums, but the over the top extravagance really works here. I’ve seen that movie too has gone straight into my favourite songs playlist.

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

I like Beck but I hadn't really given this album much attention. Funnily enough it also came up on a list I saw recently about the saddest albums. It's definitely sad, but also hopeful with some wonderful sweeping instrumentation. I'll absolutely come back to this one again in the future.

Joan Baez

3/5

She’s got a nice voice, but nothing I would listen to again

The Rolling Stones

3/5

I’ve not heard much early Rolling Stones, I’m more familiar with their 70s stuff. It was interesting to hear their roots, but wouldn’t really go back to it

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

Recognised the big songs and the rest of it was a really nice listen