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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Something/Anything? Todd Rundgren	5	3.03	+1.97
Here Come The Warm Jets Brian Eno	5	3.07	+1.93
Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield	5	3.1	+1.9
Another Green World Brian Eno	5	3.12	+1.88
Clube Da Esquina Milton Nascimento	5	3.13	+1.87
There's A Riot Goin' On Sly & The Family Stone	5	3.29	+1.71
Juju Siouxsie And The Banshees	5	3.33	+1.67
Ágætis Byrjun Sigur Rós	5	3.37	+1.63
Music for the Masses Depeche Mode	5	3.38	+1.62
Suicide Suicide	4	2.46	+1.54

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Armed Forces Elvis Costello & The Attractions	1	3.09	-2.09
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels Dexys Midnight Runners	1	3	-2
Parachutes Coldplay	2	3.46	-1.46
Live! Fela Kuti	2	3.44	-1.44
A Seat at the Table Solange	2	3.01	-1.01

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Artist	Albums	Average
Brian Eno	2	5

5-Star Albums (13)

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Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

3/5

I can understand why this is included as a historical document- its a critical record for bringing the aesthetics of country into the world of the rap rock hybrid that had emerged just before it. I don't know that it holds up as a listening experience for me. I also struggle with him going the way of his fellow Michigander Ted Nugent into the black hole of ignorance that is the republican party.

13 likes

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

I think Marty has a beautiful voice and this album evokes the American imaginary of the time- heroic explorers using their bravery and ingenuity to tame the wild west. Music wise I can hear in the influence of Texas Swing, precursors to Johnny Cash and even glimmers of Charlie Feathers and rockabilly. Fun stuff!

10 likes

Suicide

4/5

A classic- not for everyday listening but when I'm in the mood there is nothing else like it.

3 likes

Another Green World

Brian Eno

5/5

A thing of nearly perfect beauty. You can hear where this fits in the span of his career- a fascinating transitional artifact

2 likes

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

5/5

A rock-solid classic!! The album is stylistically diverse which is even more impressive when you know Todd played everything himself for the majority of the tracks on the album.

1 likes

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The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

3/5

This album is a little earlier than my preferred period of Jazz but you can hear its role in being a bridge between the Jazz of the 30s/40s and what would come next. Interesting as a historical document but not one I would reach for on the shelf.

New Wave

The Auteurs

2/5

Sort of an oddity of an album- feels sort of like T Rex but less glam and more early American indie. Feels like it could either be forgettable or an album that slowly grows on you with repeated listens.

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

5/5

A rock-solid classic!! The album is stylistically diverse which is even more impressive when you know Todd played everything himself for the majority of the tracks on the album.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

While I have mixed feelings about live recordings in general its clear when you listen to some that the musician we know from the studio is only a pale comparison to what they must have been in person. Beautiful stuff.

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

3/5

I was initially skeptical about this but then the guitars hit in "Back to Africa" and I understood. It's the kind of sleazy guitar that the mid 70s is so awesome for. You can hear how this band sits in time around the Stooges, MC5- clearly a bridge between the early 70s, glam and punk.

Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

3/5

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

3/5

Lovely but not entirely my cup of tea. Gershwin and Ella are legends for a reason though!

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

3/5

I can understand the appeal of the album but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it- it feels very derivative of contemporaneous musical acts at the time.

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

3/5

While I think other bands did it better there's no denying its a fun listen.

The Slider

T. Rex

3/5

I think I prefer Electric Warrior but this is still a decent album.

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

As a person who doesn't listen to the Boss this was surprising for me. Interesting that he was so heavily influenced by punk and wanted to move away from the majestic bombast of his previous records into something darker and tighter.

Bert Jansch

3/5

Pleasing- good Sunday afternoon listening

Pornography

The Cure

3/5

While a solid album, with the benefit of hindsight its harder to judge this album "in the moment" because I can hear where they were going which just makes me want to listen to later albums (like Disintegration). Nice to revisit though!

A Seat at the Table

Solange

2/5

Not my cup of tea but I understand why someone might like it.

Another Green World

Brian Eno

5/5

A thing of nearly perfect beauty. You can hear where this fits in the span of his career- a fascinating transitional artifact

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

3/5

Nixon

Lambchop

3/5

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

5/5

It might be cheese but I still love it

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Not perhaps as influential as their earlier work but a great example of talent, production and vision delivering a cohesive outcome that stands the test of time.

Parachutes

Coldplay

2/5

Odd that Coldplay gets two mentions- I don't really think they are all that great despite having a few nice songs. Just more of the same tbh

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

An eternal classic

Tapestry

Carole King

4/5

A forgotten (for me) masterpiece- virtually every track is good. Brought me back to my childhood as this album was on repeat for much of my youth

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

3/5

Nicer than I had initially expected it to be- reminded me a lot of the singer-songwriter stuff my parents loved growing up and would be a nice album to listen to on the road or on a lazy afternoon.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Paris 1919

John Cale

3/5

Interesting aberration in his catalogue (of which I have limited knowledge)- I wasn't familiar with this one and while I appreciate it I don't think I would ever come back to it to listen to.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

1/5

Not really for me.

Low

David Bowie

5/5

What can one even say that hasn't been said? An eternal classic

Quiet Life

Japan

2/5

Meh

Suzanne Vega

3/5

ok but I prefer her work with Philip Glass.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

I would give it 6 stars if I could

Dust

Screaming Trees

4/5

I had forgotten that I knew most of the songs- this is a really strong and still very listenable example of the genre and the time that does more than just replicate a sound. Happy to have been prompted to listen again!

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Hard to say no to Jimi

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

4/5

really nice! While I've listened to perhaps more music from Africa than the average person this is new to me. Not sure I would purchase it but happy to have heard it.

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

3/5

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

1/5

Not for me. I've never really understood the appeal.

Suicide

4/5

A classic- not for everyday listening but when I'm in the mood there is nothing else like it.

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

3/5

I remember liking it more when it first came out. Fine but not earth shaking.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

5/5

An eternal classic

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

3/5

I prefer Perry Farrell's solo work but still a nice listen

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

5/5

A hidden classic- well worth the time to revisit

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

3/5

Good for what it was at a point in time with regard to being a new voice/perspective (one could argue that Eminem brought a different class lens to rap of the era). Not one I'd reach for on the shelf though.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

A classic!

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

5/5

Live!

Fela Kuti

2/5

A fun listen and cultural artifact but pales in comparison to virtually any other Fela material.

All Hail the Queen