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2.64
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24%
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1960s
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Britpop
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UK
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18
5-Star Albums
56
1-Star Albums
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By Decade
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Albums
You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Hms Fable
Shack
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5 | 2.77 | +2.23 |
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
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5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
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Live At Leeds
The Who
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5 | 3.33 | +1.67 |
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
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5 | 3.36 | +1.64 |
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
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5 | 3.38 | +1.62 |
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
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5 | 3.39 | +1.61 |
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
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5 | 3.46 | +1.54 |
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
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5 | 3.47 | +1.53 |
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Definitely Maybe
Oasis
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5 | 3.53 | +1.47 |
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The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
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4 | 2.62 | +1.38 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
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1 | 4.22 | -3.22 |
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
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1 | 4 | -3 |
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Bad
Michael Jackson
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1 | 3.81 | -2.81 |
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Dummy
Portishead
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1 | 3.71 | -2.71 |
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
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1 | 3.7 | -2.7 |
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The Score
Fugees
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1 | 3.69 | -2.69 |
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
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1 | 3.63 | -2.63 |
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Illmatic
Nas
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1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
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1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
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1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Green Day | 2 | 5 |
| Radiohead | 2 | 5 |
| The Who | 3 | 4.33 |
Least Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Beastie Boys | 2 | 1 |
| Michael Jackson | 2 | 1 |
| Björk | 2 | 1.5 |
| Curtis Mayfield | 2 | 1.5 |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 3 | 2 |
Controversial
| Artist | Ratings |
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| Beatles | 2, 5 |
5-Star Albums (18)
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Heaven 17
Favourite songs- Penthouse and Pavement, Play to Win, Song with no Name
I'm not a big fan of synthpop but I feel there's a lot of better synthpop out there than this. Some songs feel almost annoying and immature on this album. Synthpop is also something that needs to be really well produced for me to enjoy it, and I think the production here was not amazing. Also, you look at a synthpop band like Kraftwerk, which were so ahead of the curve that you have to respect their inventiveness, but this is a record from a time where tonnes of bands were making stuff like this, so it doesn't even seem terribly original to me. Not a bad album, certainly not my style, but I would argue that this is not an essential album.
On the first track, [We Don't Need This] Fascist Groove Thang, the verse has some cool melodic ideas, but then it descends into this really repetitive chorus, that infiltrates your ear in an unpleasant way. Also the percussion is some of the most annoying stuff I've ever listened to.
Next comes the title track. It starts off with a cool riff played on a synth, but it almost sounds like a horn. The percussion here sounds a bit better. There's obviously another vocalist on this track too. The melodies are cool here too, catchy, but in a fun way. I'm not a huge funk fan either, but this was an enjoyable track, though it did not need to be almost seven minutes long, as there are a lot of parts where I feel a bit of a lull. Still a great song though.
Play to Win is okay, not an amazing song, but it's got some nice moments. It was one of the shorter tracks on the record, which I appreciated, as a lot of songs were really stretched out. This was the perfect length. Again, some really repetitive motifs that got kind of annoying, but this was okay.
Next on the record is Soul Warfare. I'm not really a fan of this song at all. The piano sounds really pitchy and kind of like a toddler's just playing at random points. Then the hook (which is a pretty appalling hook. Seriously, write a better chorus) sounds really pitchy again, and it bothers me a lot. Another overlong song.
Geisha Boys and Temple Girls is fine, until you get to the chorus. It's so nursery rhyme-ish that it puts me off the whole song, which is a shame because I was enjoying the verse. The laser sound effects do really annoy me as well.
Let's All Make a Bomb might be the most annoying song on the record. From the farting synths to the weird melody, this song just sucks.
The Height of the Fighting just repeats, over and over and over and over... then the verse is really strange. I'm sure it was a big political statement at the time and stuff, but the song just isn't enjoyable to me.
Song With No Name is kind of dark in an interesting way. I can see why someone would enjoy this, and it's not bad at all. Got some weird moments, but definitely a highlight of the record.
The last song, We're Going To Live For A Very Long Time, is another very childish song. Super repetitive and annoying. Not a fan at all.
So yeah, I wasn't a huge fan of this record, but I do see how some people would really like it if they were into this style of music. It's just not to my taste.
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