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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Vanishing Point Primal Scream	5	2.83	+2.17
Fuzzy Grant Lee Buffalo	5	3.01	+1.99
Crazysexycool TLC	5	3.07	+1.93
Welcome To The Pleasuredome Frankie Goes To Hollywood	5	3.11	+1.89
Exit Planet Dust The Chemical Brothers	5	3.16	+1.84
Solid Air John Martyn	5	3.16	+1.84
Screamadelica Primal Scream	5	3.17	+1.83
The Sensual World Kate Bush	5	3.17	+1.83
Chicago Transit Authority Chicago	5	3.2	+1.8
Being There Wilco	5	3.23	+1.77

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Fear Of Music Talking Heads	1	3.47	-2.47
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) Loretta Lynn	1	2.97	-1.97
Group Sex Circle Jerks	1	2.74	-1.74
Buffalo Springfield Again Buffalo Springfield	2	3.18	-1.18
Billion Dollar Babies Alice Cooper	2	3.11	-1.11
Rid Of Me PJ Harvey	2	3.11	-1.11

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Artist	Albums	Average
Primal Scream	2	5

5-Star Albums (16)

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Solid Air

John Martyn

5/5

- personally biased, this is 100% my jam. - unexpected jazz/blues elements with modern folk stylistics - suprising, polished and confident.

6 likes

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

4/5

- fucking long - nice balence of trad / modern - strong themes, emotive. - some overly trad songs - odd flow of the album --> meet me at the station into soon as I get home. - good variety of styles and vibes

4 likes

Crazysexycool

TLC

5/5

- so funky, so sexy - strong guest flow - melodies are pretty fun

2 likes

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

5/5

- strong variety of emotion and energy. from energetic Kowalski to mellow Star to introverted Burning Wheel. - strong production value - Personally loved the album, so many likes.

1 likes

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

5/5

- strong musicianship - kinda out there but also poppy - wildly explicit lyrics, truly shocking

1 likes

1-Star Albums (3)

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

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Technique

New Order

4/5

Stardust

Willie Nelson

3/5

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

2/5

## tracks - sex beat: surprisingly subtle lyrics for punk. no such luck on the melody. 6/10 - preaching the blues: cool vibes 7/10 - promise me: slide guitar mmm, - she's like heroin to me: strong 8/10 - for the love of ivy: same chords, rythm, vibes as she's like heroin? was I expecting punk to be creative.. - ghost on the highway: - black train: actually different, vocals ## overall thought hear one song and you've heard them all but that's the genre right? pick a different rythm, key, vocal delivery. innofensive background energy. 80s must have been dire if this is some of its best 5/10 mother of earth came on right after and hooo boy!

The Score

Fugees

5/5

Dire Straits

3/5

Eh, hooky guitars.

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

Odd mixing, strong lyrics and themes.

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

4/5

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

1/5

- never listened to Lynn before, now I know why. - Jesus, the 60s must have been dire... No, Sgt. Pepper and Hendrix's first album came out this year. It was just this album that's dire. - genuinely checked whether my sub was plugged in.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

5/5

- this album rocks but maybe dwells on some loops a little too long. - I forgot how much fun it is to work to big-beat, album is almost too dance-able to go with spreadsheets. - undersells its bass and guitars, oversells the phasing square synths. - fairly repetitious structure in most tracks (strong & creative intro, energetic beats to 3/4 mark, then a downtempo loop breakdown that's a little too long) - second half is a strong shift, astute ordering. - The Matrix 4 can't come fast enough.

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

5/5

- great themes - interesting instruments - cohesive album

Sail Away

Randy Newman

3/5

- vocal affectation is an acquired tastes - bluesy vibe but pedestrian chords.. where's the jazz? - few tracks that are just eh - songs are so short they are almost jingles..

Roots

Sepultura

4/5

- Strong concept and sound. - Overstays welcome with somewhat repetitious energy - No musicianship flair in the solos - Pioneering but not quite timeless

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

3/5

- Unambitious rhyme schemes with some standouts (By the time I get to Arizona) - Interesting samples, nailing it occasionally (Can't Truss It) - Dated but stands up but is no Enter The Wu Tang - Strong variety of paces and beats

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

5/5

- strong musicianship - kinda out there but also poppy - wildly explicit lyrics, truly shocking

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

- punchy drums and punchier delivery. - surprised with the variety and consistently high quality of blues - One or two filler tracks - misc screams are the real MVP

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

2/5

- dated themes. Consistent.. but boring. - washed out mixing putting too much focus on wobbly vocals, not enough on mids. - bands known for pushing boundaries at the time don't age well because the boundaries keep being pushed.

The Real Thing

Faith No More

3/5

- atrocious rap - not sad that the nasal style of singing isn't a trend anymore - great guitars and synths, strong musical energy

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

- Nice lounge sound meets 3 piece jazz - Sax has strong improv, would love a drum solo - Mellow hammond organ, a little far back in the mix but impressive.

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

3/5

- good background music, cool bass - repetitive beats (apart from like the swallow) - doesn't feel like it's pushing the buck that far, wondering why it's in the top 1001?

Among The Living

Anthrax

2/5

- definitely dry mixing - strong pace and energy - not the strongest anthrax album but maybe the most influential?

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

4/5

- Cohesive album, a little slow to dance to. - synths are so clean they could have been made yesterday. Timeless. - Will listen to again but needs a specific mood.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

- this album fucks, groovy. - flairs of innovation but not too out there. - Subtle orchestration, buttery vocals - Interesting characters but anything but sympathetic to them. - Lyrics flip. Some keep it so real (looking at you bad religion), some are crass.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

- not sold on vocal style, - fun, cool, instrumentals, - nice mixing - some standouts but no song likes

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

- energy, variety, passion - personally like the sound they drive - might re-listen

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

4/5

- disharmonies are intriguing, - will definitely listen to again but needs right mood - not listened to much shoegaze but might explore more

Cafe Bleu

The Style Council

3/5

- nice enough vibes, oddly out of period - accessible, diverse jazz - strong musicianship, no band ~sound~ though - less said about A Gospel the better.

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

4/5

- genuinely hard to rate a genre of music you don't know - nice balance of busy and background - can't tell the different impacts of the ragas but fascinating introductions.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

- surprising variety of beat / melody - genuinely making me smile - lots of solid songs, this one is going into the rotation

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

2/5

- fun country-esque energy - dreamy with engaging solos but no distinct hooks - muddy drums and vocals

Crazysexycool

TLC

5/5

- so funky, so sexy - strong guest flow - melodies are pretty fun

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

4/5

- stellar recordings, - warm vibes of home, first crooner I've enjoyed - somewhat samey but some standouts (I sleep alone, last orders

Music From Big Pink

The Band

4/5

- sad this is the first time I've heard it - wikipedia calls it the father of americana. I can believe it. - real variety

Nowhere

Ride

4/5

- vibes. - while discordant, quite listenable - well ordered album

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

- really like the sound; electronic, post-punk - a little dirge-ish in places but overall fun - Feels out-there for it's time. progressive

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

- joyous, fun folk/ska blend - more than a one-hit wonder album

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

1/5

- not taken with the vocal style, can he sing in tune? - feels like intentionally disconcerting melodies - I can see how influential this is but not something to listen to again. Didn't finish the album.

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

4/5

- Nice breadth of genre - feels influential, almost white stripes-esque? - strong musicianship

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

5/5

- Strong vocals and love the musical style - Great range and quality. - 'Does anybody really know what time it is", "Questions 67 and 68" and "Prologue" all got likes.

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

5/5

- distinctive strong sound. kinda sad this is the first time I've come across it. - Like a mature Killers - So glad to have this suggested.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

- wonderful, joyous and jazzy - consistent album, nice flow - some funky standouts and big hitters (Sir Duke being more popular than Isn't She Lovely surprised me)

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

5/5

- strong variety of emotion and energy. from energetic Kowalski to mellow Star to introverted Burning Wheel. - strong production value - Personally loved the album, so many likes.

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

3/5

- easy listening, some spicier tracks but overall chilled. - bigband not my thing, solos a little muddy. - Drums are the standout, maybe followed by piano.

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

2/5

- terribly balanced for me at least. - raw and intimate but high energy - difficult but powerful

Being There

Wilco

5/5

- joyous with range - strong instrumentation, folk roots but rocky punk vibe - lots of likes, will be re-visiting

Solid Air

John Martyn

5/5

- personally biased, this is 100% my jam. - unexpected jazz/blues elements with modern folk stylistics - suprising, polished and confident.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

5/5

- so much fun, great vibes - great quality for a live album - left the album radio on all day - so many likes

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

3/5

- first good punk album I've listened to - surprising orchestration - some standouts but not enough to make punk a thing for me.

Marquee Moon

Television

3/5

- jazzy and interesting - fairly generic lyrics - probably ahead of its time and still holds up

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

4/5

- sexy, silly, - low key, mellow - interesting and mildly out there

Bert Jansch

4/5

- vibrato is controlled but a little trying - strong genre album, variety and atmosphere are good - no standouts but consistent

Kala

M.I.A.

3/5

- innovative, creative and distinctive - 20 Dollar a strong standout - competent mixing and orchestration

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

2/5

- somewhat boring, downtempo chill ish - pre-new wave... just wave? - Consistent and good enough mix

I Against I

Bad Brains

4/5

- feels strongly influential. Sepultura / ska / metalcore - innovative and diverse, thoughtful

System Of A Down

4/5

- Funky and energetic. A more musical RATM. - Great vocal delivery, lots of time for it. - Would have loved to hear more of the bassist and drummer

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

5/5

- iffy volume mixing, nice for background with moments where it steals your attention. - Out-there but not as out-there as other Kate Bush stuff. Nicely listenable.

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

4/5

Strong musicianship, interesting vibes and very listenable.

Femi Kuti

3/5

- Fun afrobeat with engaging musicianship - Somewhat repetitive and boring in parts but nice in the background - Some sections are jazzy and engaging but big-band makes it a little messy.

1999

Prince

5/5

- funky, impactful and diverse - but also coherant? - prince blends into the band, strong composing to hide the musicienship

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

1/5

- almost without talent. - trying very hard - drums miss the transitions more often than not - lyrical delivery really shows up how vapid the lyrics are. - it's short and I still didn't finish it

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

5/5

- first Cohen I've heard and blown away - strong cohesive direction but doesn't overstay it's theme - variety but also very powerful.