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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Pictures At An Exhibition Emerson, Lake & Palmer	5	2.64	+2.36
Tarkus Emerson, Lake & Palmer	5	2.79	+2.21
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) Simple Minds	5	2.95	+2.05
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Genesis	5	3.07	+1.93
Billion Dollar Babies Alice Cooper	5	3.11	+1.89
Pump Aerosmith	5	3.11	+1.89
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn Pink Floyd	5	3.11	+1.89
Exit Planet Dust The Chemical Brothers	5	3.16	+1.84
Selling England By The Pound Genesis	5	3.18	+1.82
Frampton Comes Alive Peter Frampton	5	3.19	+1.81

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	1	3.42	-2.42
Now I Got Worry The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion	1	2.52	-1.52
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Red Hot Chili Peppers	2	3.5	-1.5
Power In Numbers Jurassic 5	2	3.48	-1.48
Songs Of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen	2	3.38	-1.38
Homework Daft Punk	2	3.29	-1.29
Kenya Machito	2	3.27	-1.27
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain Pavement	2	3.24	-1.24
Tigermilk Belle & Sebastian	2	3.22	-1.22
MTV Unplugged In New York Nirvana	3	4.21	-1.21

Artists

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Artist	Albums	Average
Led Zeppelin	4	5
Beatles	5	4.6
Pink Floyd	4	4.75
Queen	3	5
Yes	2	5
The Rolling Stones	2	5
Deep Purple	2	5
Oasis	2	5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer	2	5
Genesis	2	5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	5
The Doors	3	4.33
The White Stripes	3	4.33

5-Star Albums (58)

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Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

5/5

Brilliant at the time.

8 likes

With The Beatles

Beatles

5/5

Wonderful and ground breaking.

4 likes

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

4/5

Brilliant

2 likes

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

5/5

Wonderful stuff.

2 likes

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

1/5

Yuck. Just a noise!

1 likes

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Paul Simon

3/5

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

1/5

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

3/5

Interesting. Shows it’s age a bit.

Face to Face

The Kinks

4/5

Very sixties but good fun

Homework

Daft Punk

2/5

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

2/5

A bit mournful

The Real Thing

Faith No More

4/5

I like this a lot. Nice and rocky.

The xx

3/5

Not inspiring. Uninteresting.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

5/5

I like this a lot. Nice and rocky. My favourite live album of all time.

New York Dolls

3/5

Glam rock? It’s ok but not for long

Make Yourself

Incubus

2/5

Not for me

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

2/5

Not very exciting

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

Interesting. Quite liked.

The Yes Album

Yes

5/5

Always been one of my favourites

Kenya

Machito

2/5

Ok but a bit same after first few tracks.

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

3/5

Not very exciting but bearable

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

2/5

Bit samey. Not really my cup of tea.

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

4/5

My sort of music. Good and rocky.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

A classic.

Bossanova

Pixies

4/5

Quite interesting but enjoyable.

Chelsea Girl

Nico

2/5

Not for me

Young Americans

David Bowie

3/5

Perhaps it’s a grower

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

2/5

Not great

Moby Grape

4/5

Some good old 60’s blues

Violator

Depeche Mode

3/5

Ok. Very 80’s.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

2/5

Preferred their later stuff.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

3/5

Ok if you’re in the mood.

Kimono My House

Sparks

4/5

Good and very original.

One World

John Martyn

2/5

Not my cup of tea

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

Quite good and would probably listen to more.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

Wonderful.

Spiderland

Slint

3/5

Interesting but all a bit samey.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

3/5

Sounds like it might be interesting.

The Last Broadcast

Doves

3/5

Decent.

Among The Living

Anthrax

3/5

Ok but a bit to fast and furious.

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

3/5

Good old 60’s. Wonderful.

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

4/5

Brilliant. Even know a lot of the words.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

4/5

Lovely. Classic 60’s.

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

4/5

Nice old blues. Class act.

Bubble And Scrape

Sebadoh

2/5

Not for me.

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

An old favourite.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

5/5

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

4/5

Good album

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

1/5

Yuck. Just a noise!

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

4/5

A classic.

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

Another classic

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

The best of the best!

Queens of the Stone Age

3/5

Good stuff.

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

4/5

Love this album.

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

3/5

Sounds interesting

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

3/5

Worth a go. A bit different.

New Wave

The Auteurs

3/5

Could listen but not really rocking is it?

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

5/5

Brilliant. Loved from the first time I heard.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

2/5

Not for me.

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

3/5

Quite rocky. Like a lot.

Manassas

Stephen Stills

3/5

Ok but a bit samey after a while.

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

David Bowie

4/5

Another classic

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

3/5

Sounds interesting.

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

3/5

Interesting but all very similar.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Fantastic

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

4/5

Some really good tracks.

Ingenue

k.d. lang

3/5

Average

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

2/5

Sounded dull.

Arrival

ABBA

3/5

Good mix.

Hotel California

Eagles

4/5

One of the classics

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

One of the best

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

3/5

Sounds interesting

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

Sounds interesting

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

5/5

Love it

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

Brilliant

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

5/5

Awesome. One of the best albums ever.

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

Was good in its day.

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Another classic

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Another classic

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

3/5

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

5/5

Brilliant!!!

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

Some good ones here.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

Good as ever

L.A. Woman

The Doors

4/5

Always good to listen to The Doors

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

Brilliant

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

Classic

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

5/5

American Idiot

Green Day

4/5

Pretty good

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

Grows on you over time.

Celebrity Skin

Hole

3/5

Decent rock album

Machine Head

Deep Purple

5/5

A classic

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

5/5

Still brilliant

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

5/5

Brilliant album.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Definitely a classic. Every song is memorable.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

This is wonderful

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

4/5

A lot of goodies on here.

Moving Pictures

Rush

5/5

Love it!

Frampton Comes Alive

Peter Frampton

5/5

Brilliant throughout.

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

4/5

Different but good

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Normal Christmas stuff

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

4/5

Have heard a few tracks. All good.

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

4/5

Still sounds great

Fragile

Yes

5/5

Wonderful classic rock

Queen II

Queen

5/5

Wonderful

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

Fantastic.

Garbage

4/5

Good album of its time.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

5/5

My first album. Still sounds amazing.

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

4/5

Another classic

The Man Who

Travis

4/5

Steady listen at the time.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

An absolute classic.

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

4/5

Great in its day. Sounds a bit dated now.

The Joshua Tree

4/5

A brilliant album when it first came out. Still sounds good.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Good album. Still sounds ok.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

5/5

Brilliant at the time and still sounds spectacular.

Pump

Aerosmith

5/5

Brilliant

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

5/5

Wonderful stuff.

Imagine

John Lennon

5/5

Absolute classic

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

4/5

Loved it when it first came out. Different.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

5/5

A classic!

Achtung Baby

4/5

Good but not their best.

1984

Van Halen

5/5

Brilliant

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

Great in the 80’s. Still sounds good.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

Lot of good tracks.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

Great in the 80’s plus memorable videos.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

Another classic of its time.

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

4/5

Some great songs

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

4/5

Some great songs of their time.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

Didn’t like it originally but over time have realised its brilliant.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

5/5

Fantastic

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

Wonderful and still sounds great.

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

My all time favourite. Absolutely brilliant!!

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

4/5

Haven’t heard for ages. Was good in its time.

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

4/5

All good stuff.

American Pie

Don McLean

3/5

One great song American Pie.

A Northern Soul

The Verve

4/5

Good album in its day.

Elephant

The White Stripes

5/5

Great and different at the time.

With The Beatles

Beatles

5/5

Wonderful and ground breaking.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

Have heard a lot of 5he tracks. All good.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

4/5

Wonderful and unique. Terrific band. Good albums.

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

4/5

Tambourine Man is awesome.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

3/5

A moment in time.

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

4/5

Grows on you till you can’t resist.

Odelay

Beck

4/5

Pretty good at the time.

The Bends

Radiohead

3/5

Never quite sure about these. Depends on my mood.

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

5/5

Wonderful. Classy.

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Absolutely brilliant. One of the best ever.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

5/5

A genuine classic. One off.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

What a voice

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Not his best but still pretty good

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Some brilliant stuff here

The Doors

5/5

A fantastic band and album. Quite unique and way ahead of their time.

Diamond Life

Sade

4/5

Used to listen to this a lot. Good at the time.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

A wonderful band. Lots of great songs. Unique.

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

4/5

Good modern day rock

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

4/5

Some real classics here.

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

4/5

She was great. Fantastic voice.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

5/5

Really good. Go and see them live if you get a chance.

Bummed

Happy Mondays

4/5

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

Simple Minds

5/5

Wonderful in the day. Lots of good songs.

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

4/5

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

5/5

Brilliant from very early seventies. The cover art was pretty amazing too.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

4/5

Love will tear us apart is a classic.

Pyromania

Def Leppard

4/5

Brilliant at the time although only on cassette.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

4/5

Really good album in its day.

The Band

5/5

Great stuff.

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

Didn’t like it at first but will always listen now.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

5/5

Great stuff, still played regularly.

Boston

5/5

A fantastic album. Always worth listening to.

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

4/5

It was different at the time. Probably a bit dated now.

Harvest

Neil Young

5/5

Brilliant. Still one of the best.

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

Great stuff

Dire Straits

4/5

Good debut

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Fantastic

Mott

Mott The Hoople

4/5

A band always ahead of their time.

The Slider

T. Rex

4/5

Brilliant then. Sounds a bit dated now..

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

The beginning of an era. Still going on.

Kid A

Radiohead

3/5

Some very good. Some less so. Never quite made my mind up.

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

5/5

Wonderful stuff. Unique.

Shadowland

k.d. lang

3/5

Ok but nothing special

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

4/5

Bought because it was a bit different for me. Still sounds good.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Pretty good but not their best.

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Heard lots of his albums but not this one. If others are a guide this will be great.

Parachutes

Coldplay

4/5

Good start as I remember.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

5/5

Brilliant at the time.

Live At Leeds

The Who

5/5

First live album I ever heard. Still only bettered by Live and Dangerous Thin Lizzy.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

Really good pop music. The tracks are still played regularly.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

A classic

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

Good album with brilliant sleeve picture.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

5/5

Classic

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

4/5

Brilliant