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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Bitches Brew	5	3.3	+1.7
Debut	5	3.37	+1.63
The Infotainment Scan	4	2.72	+1.28

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Countdown To Ecstasy	1	3.28	-2.28
The Wall	2	4.14	-2.14
A Seat at the Table	1	3.01	-2.01
Fuzzy	1	3.01	-2.01
A Northern Soul	1	2.91	-1.91
Picture Book	1	2.88	-1.88
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)	2	3.76	-1.76
Crosby, Stills & Nash	2	3.49	-1.49
Play	2	3.47	-1.47
One Nation Under A Groove	2	3.42	-1.42

5-Star Albums (4)

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

2/5

I kept asking for them to play 'free bird' and then they did.

65 likes

A Seat at the Table

Solange

1/5

How did she get a record deal, does she have a famous sister or something? I joke, but I don't find this good or memorable. Solange has a nice voice and the production is decent, but it's so one-note and no songs jump out. I get that the album is offering important social critcritique but because the music is so uninspiring the message doesn't hit home for me.

30 likes

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

5/5

This is a seminal album for any jazz fan. The addition of electric instruments to a more traditional jazz set-up creates a really unique sound and it was pretty revolutionary at the time. The songs feel exciting and alive because they were largely improvised in the studio. Shoutout to the album art, which really captures the feel of the music.

27 likes

Debut

Björk

5/5

This feels completely unique, which is one of the best qualities an album can have. The range of influences is so wide there's bits of pop, electronica and jazz. Some of the tracks are avant-garde ballards and some sound like house tracks written by poncey art students. All the different elements are all linked by Björk's really distinctive voice, which provides a nice consistency to the album. I can see some people turned off by her vocals but once I got used to them I found them very enjoyable. I will listen to this again.

14 likes

The Infotainment Scan

The Fall

4/5

Mark E Smith is a legend. I like the mix of classic Fall sounds and dance music. The sneering lyrics and dark atmosphere were amazing.

7 likes

1-Star Albums (5)

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Play

Moby

2/5

Moby Dick

A Northern Soul

The Verve

1/5

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Psych-pop for the soul

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

The Real Thing

Faith No More

2/5

The Modern Lovers

4/5

This is right up my street. The modern lovers bridge the gap between experiential 60s rock and 80s punk. This is a good piece of rock history.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

This is one of my favourite albums of all time. This is just before The Beatles started redefining music with every subsequent release and you can hear the experimental ideas bubbling under the surface. Love it. It is a bit bad that John Lennon says he's going to kill that girl, but it was the 60's.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

I had always heard about Nick Drake but never listened to any of his stuff. I really liked the atmosphere on this album. Drake's voice and guitar playing were amazing. I want to listen to this again and pay attention to the lyrics. Very cool.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

3/5

Aside from Mr blue sky I hadn't heard any of the tracks here before. There were some really good ones and some forgettable ones. This was very much a collection of songs rather than a cohesive album.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

3/5

Nice atmosphere and good vocals.

Night Life

Ray Price

3/5

Very nice sounds but I don't think I'd listen again

The Wall

Pink Floyd

2/5

This is far too long. Prog rock is not really my thing and a double album is more than I can handle. I also find the sketches and parts where it becomes like a musical incredibly cringey. The musicianship saves this a star and there are a few stone-cold classic tracks. But I would never listen to this in one sitting ever again.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

3/5

I enjoy the smiths but only half of the songs here are worth listening to for a non-fan. The title track is Morrisey at his most preachy. This is easily the weakest Smiths album.

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

5/5

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

3/5

Some good and funky tunes here. Africano was my personal favourite. I like how Earth, Wind and Fire are an absolute melting pot of soul, jazz, funk and a bunch of other genres.

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

2/5

I find this underwhelming. There's a lot going on but for me, it just doesn't click. The wacky song titles made them seem like a novelty band.

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

This is perfectly passable. 'Tokyo storm warning' and 'blue chair' both have a good bounce to them. For some inexplicable reason I can imagine listening to this on the megabus from Liverpool to London.

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

What is there to say? It's good old school rock and roll. All the songs are short, sweet and swinging. Fats was one of the many black artists who paved the way for Elvis and everyone thereafter.

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

3/5

Very summery music. I really enjoy the vocals and the bossa nova vibe. It's easy listening in the best way.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

3/5

Surprisingly enjoyed this. I liked the mish mash of genres in the samples, you can tell that they have a wide range of influences. When I got to 'all the time in the world' I thought it sounded like a velvet underground song but it turned out to be a Louis Armstrong cover, very odd. The lyrics are mostly crap and the whiff of novelty hangs over a few of the songs which loses this a few stars.

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Sexy.

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

4/5

Crunchy distorted guitars and crazy vocals. I love this. Will listen again. The cure cover is amazing and hilarious.

Debut

Björk

5/5

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

I read somewhere once that Leonard Cohen was essentially a poet and the music was just a way of releasing his poems. This albums fits with that theory. It's very lyrically dense and musically pared back. It was a decent listen, but not really my kind of thing.

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

2/5

These guys just seem like a footnote in punk rock history and not a particularly exciting one.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

3/5

A very charming old school pop record. Schmilsson.

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

1/5

I'm not a steely fan. I found this incredibly bland and uninspiring.

Celebrity Skin

Hole

3/5

This was pretty good. Feels like pop for edgier than average teens.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

2/5

Pleasant but forgettable. Unlike other supergroups these three don't seem different enough to provide an interesting contrast.

A Seat at the Table

Solange

1/5

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

3/5

There was some really cool production and some songs I would listen to again. Some of it is a bit too heavy for my taste.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Raekwon

2/5

Decent hip hop, not much else to say.

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

1/5

I don't get why this is here

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

What an album, there isn't a bad song on it. I can tell why this is such a touchstone for the genre. It has a primal quality that it's heavier predecessors struggle to capture.

Headquarters

The Monkees

3/5

This is the Monkees at their most Beatle inspired. It's fine enough but nothing remarkable.

Quiet Life

Japan

3/5

Beep boop

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

2/5

I kept asking for them to play 'free bird' and then they did.

Joan Armatrading

3/5

This was a nice listen. Like something your quirky cousins would play while you have lunch at their place.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

2/5

The first half was fun but it became all doom and gloom in the second half and not the fun kind of doom and gloom.

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

3/5

I liked the dark lyrics and it rollicking by in just half an hour. Outlaw country baby.

Picture Book

Simply Red

1/5

This made me wish I was simply dead. Shite.

The Infotainment Scan

The Fall

4/5

Mark E Smith is a legend. I like the mix of classic Fall sounds and dance music. The sneering lyrics and dark atmosphere were amazing.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

4/5

This a true classic album. Some of its shock has been lost over the years, but it's still a fun and chaotic listen.