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0.03

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3.22

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1990s

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Rock

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You Love More Than Most

Albums you rated higher than global average

Album	You	Global	Diff
Fuzzy	5	3.01	+1.99
The ArchAndroid	5	3.46	+1.54
Blackstar	5	3.47	+1.53
Psychocandy	4	2.93	+1.07
Like Water For Chocolate	4	2.96	+1.04

You Love Less Than Most

Albums you rated lower than global average

Album	You	Global	Diff
Pump	1	3.11	-2.11
Faith	2	3.27	-1.27
Exit Planet Dust	2	3.16	-1.16
Your Arsenal	2	3.05	-1.05

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Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

4/5

Very good, and clearly very influential, sometimes a bit much on the ears though.

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Joan Armatrading

3/5

Nice vibes, but only a couple of stand-out songs.

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

2/5

Mess of genres that doesn't really work at all for me. Couple of decent songs.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

Far more weird and interesting than I expected. Very cohesive and excellent flow to the whole thing.

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

Excellent, but I wouldn't find myself listening through the album start to finish, except as background music.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

2/5

Not really a genre suited to album listening. Overly long and repetitive tracks (and irritating vocal samples), plus none of the bangers they had on some of their later albums.

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

Couple of points I did enjoy, but on the whole there are some far more interesting punk records out there

Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Red Snapper

3/5

Very mixed bag, some parts feeling like 5/5, and others genuinely 1/5.

Blackstar

David Bowie

5/5

Not always the easiest of listens, but fantastic all the same.

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

3/5

Decent instrumentals, but like a lot of the rap from this era, it feels incredibly dated now.

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

3/5

I can respect it, but most of it just isn't for me.

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

3/5

Musically fairly impressive but not particularly memorable. Title track is a bit more interesting with the folk influences going on.

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

Slows down quite a lot in the middle, but otherwise very good.

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

3/5

So many songs I kinda liked, until the vocals started.

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

3/5

Not bad, but I was surprised how bored I was by a lot of this album.

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

4/5

Very good, and clearly very influential, sometimes a bit much on the ears though.

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

3/5

Kinda nice, but I just don't think Bossa Nova is for me.

Copper Blue

Sugar

2/5

Pretty generic 90s alt rock. Musicianship not too bad, but songs sound quite samey, and the singing is truly, truly awful.

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

4/5

Pump

Aerosmith

1/5

This era of rock really hasn't aged well. Mostly sounds like a parody of itself, and isn't nearly fun enough to make up for its lack of quality.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

3/5

Pretty good, but not quite as great as some of his later stuff.

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

5/5

Very good 90s alt-rock, a pleasant surprise.

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Very conflicted on this. Thought I would enjoy it more than I did, gets a 4 mostly for being more musically/technically impressive than a lot of albums.

Faith

George Michael

2/5

A couple of good points, weighed down by oh so much late-80s nonsense.