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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Exit Planet Dust The Chemical Brothers	5	3.15	+1.85
Low-Life New Order	5	3.29	+1.71
Paul Simon Paul Simon	5	3.51	+1.49
Bookends Simon & Garfunkel	5	3.56	+1.44
Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club	5	3.66	+1.34
Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman	5	3.79	+1.21
Nick Of Time Bonnie Raitt	4	2.83	+1.17
White Light Gene Clark	4	2.84	+1.16
Destroy Rock & Roll Mylo	4	2.89	+1.11
Brown Sugar D'Angelo	4	2.92	+1.08

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady Charles Mingus	1	3.32	-2.32
Heartattack And Vine Tom Waits	1	3.07	-2.07
Swordfishtrombones Tom Waits	1	2.95	-1.95
Bone Machine Tom Waits	1	2.85	-1.85
...And Justice For All Metallica	2	3.43	-1.43
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman John Zorn	1	2.23	-1.23
The Real Thing Faith No More	2	3.21	-1.21
Paranoid Black Sabbath	3	4.2	-1.2
Frampton Comes Alive Peter Frampton	2	3.19	-1.19
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) Bob Dylan	2	3.15	-1.15

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Truth

Jeff Beck · 2 likes

3/5

I like the music more than his voice

Paul Simon

Paul Simon · 2 likes

5/5

Some fantastic PS songs, some less good but I love them anyway

Low-Life

New Order · 1 likes

5/5

Surprisingly good, a nice mixture of sounds with a really 80s feel

1-Star Albums (5)

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

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The Real Thing

Faith No More

2/5

Liked some songs but overall not really for me

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Love a bit of Bruce!

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

❤️❤️Simon and Garfunkel

OK Computer

Radiohead

4/5

I like Radiohead but some of the songs are a bit too wail-y for me

Want Two

Rufus Wainwright

2/5

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

3/5

Stay with me is a good song, not sure about the others

Frampton Comes Alive

Peter Frampton

2/5

I liked the one famous song, the others were ok. Not sure I'd choose to play

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

3/5

He's a bit wail-y sometimes but good songs overall

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

4/5

Nice chilled songs, good background listening

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

Classic noughties bangers

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

Not that memorable, quite good as background music for working

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

2/5

I liked the song that was in Moulin rouge but not really the others.

Debut

Björk

4/5

Good for dancing! Liked the fast songs more than the slow ones. Just the right amount of weird

Os Mutantes

3/5

Very 60s, good background music but a bit too psychedelic at times

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

4/5

I liked quite a few songs, would listen to it again

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

3/5

Not bad, not great.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

3/5

Not bad for metal!

Tracy Chapman

5/5

I liked the songs I already know and enjoyed the ones I didn't... Chilled but still energetic

Signing Off

UB40

4/5

Nice chilled reggae, good background music

Vivid

Living Colour

3/5

Not that notable but I didn't dislike it

The Grand Tour

George Jones

2/5

Classic country sound, although a bit slow and simple

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

2/5

80s speaky-pop, but not that catchy

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Classic RHCP! I prefer some of their other songs but it's a good album

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

3/5

I liked El Paso and a few other classics

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

2/5

Didn't love it, not quite melodic enough

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

3/5

Not memorable!

Bad Company

3/5

Chilled classic rock, nothing too exciting

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

4/5

80s poppy rock, some songs were great

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Mostly good folky rock

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

4/5

Good songs in addition to Mr Blue Sky, would listen

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

5/5

Surprisingly good! A nice mixture of chill, focusing and energising music, great for working to

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

4/5

Quite good background electronic-y music.

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

1/5

Not good at all, didn't enjoy his voice or the music! Wanted to skip it

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

2/5

Too much shouting, but I liked the songs with more melody

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

3/5

I like Buddy Holly's voice but the songs are all a bit samey and old

Future Days

Can

4/5

Chilled background psychedelic rock music, some songs better than others but nice for working to

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

2/5

Not a big fan. Some of the songs were ok, but a lot were quite annoying and/or felt very dated

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

3/5

Ok. I prefer the instrumental songs to the ones with singing

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

4/5

Good background rock music, would listen again

The Blueprint

JAY Z

3/5

Seems like a classic, I just don't really like hiphop

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

4/5

Love some beach boys, not all the songs are as good as the classics

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

3/5

A bit folky but a bit weird sometimes

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

2/5

I know it's classic Dylan but I'm just not a fan.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

Really catchy and so much energy, perfect for dancing to

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Not the most famous of his songs, but good background music

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

4/5

Take on me is so good! And some of the others are great 80s pop hits too

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

4/5

Great relaxed sounds with a good beat

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

4/5

Good tunes for relaxation or socialising

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Surprisingly groovy and quite synthy at times

The La's

4/5

Jangly with lighter and darker moments, great chilled pop

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

3/5

Background, not that memorable

All Mod Cons

The Jam

3/5

70s punk rock, all the songs sounded pretty similar but not bad

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

1/5

Just too freestyle for me unfortunately

Buena Vista Social Club

5/5

Brilliant for any occasion

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

1/5

Couldn't listen to the whole thing... I appreciate it but not my thing

John Prine

4/5

Classic country with some great tunes

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

4/5

Great harmonies, good music for cooking or working

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

3/5

Didn't grab my attention but nothing wrong with it

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

Less funky than I expected from the name, but some really nice classic rock and soul. Reminded me of Hair

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

4/5

Chiller and background-y with a great vibe

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

3/5

Chilled and quiet, not particularly gripping

Roxy Music

4/5

Rock and pop vibes with some fun beats

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

3/5

Nothing special but not unpleasant

White Light

Gene Clark

4/5

Great melodies, perfect for driving

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

4/5

I preferred the quieter songs but liked it overall

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Surprisingly chilled and groovy

The Only Ones

3/5

I recognised one song and the others were nicely rocky

Ten

Pearl Jam

4/5

...And Justice For All

Metallica

2/5

It's Metallica...

Low-Life

New Order

5/5

Surprisingly good, a nice mixture of sounds with a really 80s feel

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

4/5

Funky and great beats

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

3/5

Viva Hate

Morrissey

3/5

Not a massive Morrissey fan but it's not too bad

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

Great album with a few killer tracks and some less good ones

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

3/5

Good old-school hip hop

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

3/5

Surprisingly good, slightly funky folk

Low

David Bowie

4/5

Not too catchy but really good as background music, more instrumental than other Bowie albums I've heard

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

It's Bowie, what more can you say

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Great storytelling and captivating melodies

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

Great classic Beatles

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

3/5

Classic hiphop

Truth

Jeff Beck

3/5

I like the music more than his voice

Cypress Hill

3/5

Good for certain situations, wouldn't listen regularly

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

I knew and really liked some of the songs, others were a little whiny but not bad

Arise

Sepultura

2/5

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

Feels surprisingly modern for many songs, great vibes

Paul Simon

5/5

Some fantastic PS songs, some less good but I love them anyway

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

1/5

Struggled with this as it's not really my thing, the final track was the easiest to listen to

Haunted Dancehall

The Sabres Of Paradise

3/5

Surprisingly good! Quite eerie but good background music for working to. Some catchy tracks

Maxinquaye

Tricky

2/5

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

1/5

Nope.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

3/5

Quite chilled background and some great drum/guitar riffs

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

2/5