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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Heavy Weather Weather Report	5	2.98	+2.02
First Band On The Moon The Cardigans	5	3.29	+1.71
Joan Armatrading Joan Armatrading	5	3.34	+1.66
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes	5	3.43	+1.57
Exile On Main Street The Rolling Stones	5	3.6	+1.4
Tea for the Tillerman Cat Stevens	5	3.68	+1.32
Life Thru A Lens Robbie Williams	4	2.73	+1.27
Basket of Light Pentangle	4	2.76	+1.24
Fire Of Love The Gun Club	4	2.99	+1.01

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Machine Gun Etiquette The Damned	1	3.15	-2.15
Pet Sounds The Beach Boys	2	3.93	-1.93
Goodbye And Hello Tim Buckley	1	2.84	-1.84
Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses	2	3.73	-1.73
Violator Depeche Mode	2	3.7	-1.7
Casanova The Divine Comedy	1	2.67	-1.67
Rust Never Sleeps Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	3.52	-1.52
Heaven Or Las Vegas Cocteau Twins	2	3.38	-1.38
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails	2	3.34	-1.34
Beautiful Freak Eels	2	3.27	-1.27

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Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes · 3 likes

5/5

I love love love this album. I used to listen to it so much when I lived in Ottawa on Blackburn and then on Argyle. I would bike with my headphones in and sing this album sooooo loud! Thanks for the good listen.

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans · 2 likes

5/5

Wow! I had never really listened to them before, but I knew of them. Nina Persson's voice is so soothing and entrancing. This album is excellent! I am really loving this album. Cheerful, bopping, jazz/pop/rock. There's even flutes!

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar · 1 likes

3/5

5 x 10 minute / song album, recording in 1958. This guy has so much music released, incredible. Known to be a virtuoso from north of India. Very interesting pick, the first song is an introduction to the theory of Indian music.

1-Star Albums (3)

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Beautiful Freak

Eels

2/5

Grungy/rock, Nirvana feels Its good, but not amazing. Will need to listen to again.

Let It Be

The Replacements

2/5

Not available on the music streaming platform I use.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

2/5

I used to love NIN as a teenager. I think it is good in place and time, but at this time in my life, I'm not a huge fan, but can appreciate the influence this album has had on the history of music in general.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

2/5

I am starting to see a pattern in these picks. Obviously, the albums in their entirety are not seen as the "need to listen to", but specific songs that have been influencial in general. This is a nice album for easy listening, but it isn't my go to, and I probably won't listen to it in it's entirety again. Sorry to Beach Boys fans! :P

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

Wow! I totally never listened to Willie Nelson AT ALL, and in my head he was mostly a country signer. BUT this album is EXCELLENT. Wow!

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

This album is clearly on here because of Tiny Dancer, which makes sense. The rest of the album is good, but it wouldn't be my "go to" album in general.

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

3/5

Approachable punk band, I like it, but I would have to be in a specific mood to listen to this type of music. It is an exceptionally long album, for which I believe the one song that got them famous is Just Like Honey, which is excellent.

Bert Jansch

3/5

I listened to the re-mastered version of this album. It is folk-y and old school guy. Acoustic guitar noodling. Single is called Angie, which is excellent. The rest of the album is good!

Violent Femmes

4/5

Very powerful and eclectic album from what I usually listen to. Has punk influences (1 of their members was from the Pretenders), which I really like (vocals). Hints of folky-banjo vibes. Kind of a curious name for a band when you think about it.

Blur

3/5

Ah what an actual classic for me. I grew up listening to Blur, and this was nice to bob along to.

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

4/5

Easy listening pop rock/classic rock. Fairly good! Really like Ego Agogo, funky, upbeat. I enjoyed this album enough to add it to my library :)

Basket of Light

Pentangle

4/5

Women lead but there is a man who sings too, recorded in late 60s, very strange composition, I guess I would call it easy listening rock??? not sure. Feels like garden of eden and church singing in one. Wiki says: "British folk-jazz band with an eclectic mix of folk, jazz, blues and folk rock influences."

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

I. Love. This. Album. SO MUCH. Cat Stevens is so good, and I have always loved them. This album is EXCELLENT. 5 stars xD

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

5/5

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

4/5

I started listening to this at work, and I needed to stop because I wanted to be able to sit and appreciate it fully. WOW! I love this album. I had never really listened to Jerry Lewis but I am a HUGE fan now!

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

2/5

Meh, its not really my type of music. I can appreciate how it has contributed to culture. I hadn't listened to this since high school

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

Meh, not a huge fan.

Violator

Depeche Mode

2/5

Meh, it's ok, it's not reallllly my thing.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

I hadn't listened to Bob Marley since High School, and it is nice relaxing music when puttering around the house in headphones. Would probably not listen to this on regular, but it is nice.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Listening to this album all the way through has been fun and entertaining. A lot of Bob Dylan vibes further into the album, but I guess that's just the product of its time.

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

4/5

I had never listened to this album and it was fun to listen to. I even looked the band up and everything!

Fleet Foxes

5/5

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Sound Affects

The Jam

2/5

It's not my type of music, but it is catchy. Wouldn't really listen to this again.

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

Simple Minds

3/5

Synth-y pop 80s band. Interesting beats. Not really my type.

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

3/5

This type of music is a blend of Bob Dylan with more dreamy/exploratory sound. It's good, but I wouldn't listen to it again.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

3/5

This obviously is on here because of Kashmir. I mean, it is very good. The rest of the album kind of blurs together for me.

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

3/5

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

I mean, it's Bruce Springsteen. I didn't grow up particularly fond of him, and this album is a testament to that sentiment. 2 = I get it, but not for me.

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

2/5

It is an eclectic album, not really my style.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

1/5

Oh I was really grooving to this until the second song lyrics about "No really means yes" which is shitty, but within the context of 1996, this type of language really makes sense. And cue the rest of the album being kinda creepy and gross. Ugh.

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

3/5

The beginning of the album is a bit abrasive, but once you get through the first few, you discover really awesome songs. Will need to revisit.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

2/5

Technique

New Order

3/5

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

1/5

Wow, I tried to listen to this three times, and I can't get through one song of his. I find his voice way too high pitched and whiny. Maybe other stuff will be better. I am going to get the book tonight so I am excited to read the entry.

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

1/5

Not really my style!

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

5/5

Surprisingly good, has Supertramp vibes with the wide use of instruments Instrumental + , jazz, so good, I love it!!

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

2/5

Maybe like 70s style psychedelic / experimental rock / noodling. Melancholic UK dudes. It's not my style, it grates my nerves lol

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

4/5

4 song album, Senegalese reggae / conga vibes, saxophone background. Interesting beats and production! Good discovery.

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

The Kinks

4/5

What a great classic album. Timeless, super fun and groovy, makes me want to dance! Easy to listen to as I work.

Joan Armatrading

5/5

What a discovery, I can't believe I never listened to Joan Armatrading. This is definitely a « coup de coeur ». Groovy, melodic, powerful vocals. I could even hear melodies I would argue other musicians eventually took to make giant hits. Super happy to have discovered her! will be listening to the rest of her discography.