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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Raw Like Sushi Neneh Cherry	5	2.7	+2.3
Bongo Rock Incredible Bongo Band	5	3.26	+1.74
Live And Dangerous Thin Lizzy	5	3.32	+1.68
If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Pogues	5	3.34	+1.66
Live! Fela Kuti	5	3.44	+1.56
Cut The Slits	4	2.71	+1.29
Caetano Veloso Caetano Veloso	4	2.85	+1.15
Kala M.I.A.	4	2.91	+1.09
Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin	5	3.96	+1.04
Walking Wounded Everything But The Girl	4	2.97	+1.03

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Sweet Baby James James Taylor	1	3.24	-2.24
American Beauty Grateful Dead	1	3.24	-2.24
Mermaid Avenue Billy Bragg	1	3.17	-2.17
OK Computer Radiohead	2	4.1	-2.1
Fred Neil Fred Neil	1	2.92	-1.92
Third/Sister Lovers Big Star	1	2.79	-1.79
Born To Run Bruce Springsteen	2	3.64	-1.64
Natty Dread Bob Marley & The Wailers	2	3.58	-1.58
Electric Warrior T. Rex	2	3.54	-1.54
Play Moby	2	3.47	-1.47

5-Star Albums (6)

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Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

2/5

This album was so BORING. It wasn't actively *bad*, but I just didn't care about it.

8 likes

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

4/5

I think above average in general. Some of it reminded me of ape escape for some reason, which is never a bad thing.

3 likes

Play

Moby

2/5

Starts with a bang. Aside from one or two more bangs, this is ass.

3 likes

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

1/5

Straight fuck this

1 likes

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

Found it mostly alright. Was expecting something more "up" when I saw it was the beach boys. YTMusic's tidbit about it being album number 17 should maybe have given away a little more about why that wasn't gonna be the case.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (6)

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Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

Good album flow, pleasant background listening. Nothing mind-blowing present, but the cohesion I think makes up and pulls it up to 4 stars.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

5/5

Easy 5/5, I really like a few of these songs, Lynott has an amazing statue you really should see, and for flow I guess you can't beat a live performance. I did previously think I really didn't like live versions of songs, but after a whole album I think I realise where I've been going wrong.

Roxy Music

4/5

Flowed fairly well. nothing truly banging. 3.5/5

The Stooges

3/5

I love `I Wanna Be Your Dog`. Not in love with the rest of the album. 3.5/5 if I could.

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

5/5

Started strong with a nice bop. Not a fan of the middle part of manchild. Surprised by how much I liked phoney ladies. I actually liked a lot of this album. Pleasant surprise. 4/5 I listened a second time, it gets up to a cool 5 because I felt good about it. I'm still thinking about this album the next morning. Wow

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

2/5

This album was so BORING. It wasn't actively *bad*, but I just didn't care about it.

Live!

Fela Kuti

5/5

A full hour of very good listening. Started how it meant to continue. Initially I was gonna go 4 but I think it's a soft 5

Fred Neil

1/5

Diamond Life

Sade

4/5

Very good start with smooth operator. Pleasant background listening. I was surprised when it was over, left wanting more. Good album I think

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Raekwon

3/5

This was not for me, but it wasn't terrible.

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

2/5

Ehhhhh

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

Good listening, not blow me away great, but good

Close To The Edge

Yes

4/5

It was good

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

I do actually like multiple songs on this album. I enjoy it and admit my normalcore tastes sometimes

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

3/5

A floor of quality that is middling at least. No real bops, which I expected when I saw I knew none of the singles from the track list. I'm sure this album works for someone, but it's not me.

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

2/5

This feels like somewhat similar to Irish music with British lyrics. I can't get behind this tomfoolery

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

Yeah it was alright

Spiderland

Slint

2/5

Kind of droney and samey the whole way through

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

3/5

It was alright, more good than bad but not thrilling

Arrival

ABBA

3/5

Very up and down. There's the songs you know and the songs you don't

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

3/5

Didn't really speak to me until I got to "Ain't the devil happy". May be my whiteness or my relative normalcore tastes, but overall it wasn't hugely for me. But the nuggets that reached me told me there's something here.

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

2/5

Started on a high I think. It didn't really stay there, but the initial impression went a long way. Rest of it really let's down I think. Final rating is a weird balance

Play

Moby

2/5

Starts with a bang. Aside from one or two more bangs, this is ass.

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

1/5

Straight fuck this

Hypnotised

The Undertones

3/5

I think it's a high 3. Standout being My Perfect Cousin, as the "I've heard this one a million times" if this album. Generally pleasant but not banging enough to earn a 4, but just misses.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

4/5

Enjoyable the whole way through. Put me in a good mood. Sweet Talkin woman and Mr blue sky highlights for me

Skylarking

XTC

3/5

Pleasant but alright

Yeezus

Kanye West

3/5

Better than I thought it would be

Phrenology

The Roots

3/5

It was alright, it kind of washed over me, but I wasn't offended

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

2/5

Extreme ehs

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

2/5

The style of this whole album just wasn't for me. I'm torn between 1 and 2. I was gonna be generous, and actually, I will be, I made it the whole way through

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

3/5

Money for nothing is good, but those lyrics Jesus. Walk of life is like an old person wedding song. The rest of it very slow and not what I thought it would be. Generous three

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

3/5

Noticed this was the one with angels, old before I die, and let me entertain you, so hopes are high. I've never actually heard a lot of the non singles on this, but they're not bad. Almost carried to a four on the strength of roaring along to let me entertain you, but not quite

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

2/5

Just flowed over me not making a huge impression

Queens of the Stone Age

3/5

Wasn't amazing, wasn't bad. Right down the middle. Didn't realise it had ended, which usually means I didn't hate it haha

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Pump it up is the bright light. The rest is ok

Kala

M.I.A.

4/5

Steel drums to begin with, might be a hidden gem? Ah yes, I did know paper planes, it's good and nostalgic for a particular time. Another to the crew of "oh it's over already" so that's a good sign. Left with some good feels about this, even though I didn't think it'd score so highly

Sincere

Mj Cole

1/5

Thought it might reach the minimum of good mindless music to program to. It didn't. No bright spots. Didn't know when to end in the middle of the deluxe, but i had enough.

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

2/5

Ooh, sax. Whenever, wherever, whatever is how I feel about this album. High expectations from the start and then *blow raspberry*

Calenture

The Triffids

2/5

Ten

Pearl Jam

4/5

Very pleasing with some bangers in a row

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

4/5

This was pretty good. Rolled from hit to hit

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

Actually genuinely good. Never heard any of the not hits on this and I like them.

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

2/5

Feels very jam session but recorded. Fuck this

Gris Gris

Dr. John

2/5

It was alright. Nothing special. Left me wanting more, but not enough

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

Start very strong with tiny dancer. Not as many bangers later on but still a good time.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Quite very good, but just misses out on excellent

Paris 1919

John Cale

2/5

The most three star album I've had on this. Two stars

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

4/5

I think above average in general. Some of it reminded me of ape escape for some reason, which is never a bad thing.

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

2/5

Not what I feel was advertised by yt music's description or the album cover

With The Beatles

Beatles

3/5

I guess it was fine. Some good. Undeniably so. Begrudgingly positive

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

4/5

It's a lot different feel to what I normally listen to but I liked it.

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

4/5

Some nice smooth jazz. Again not my style but I couldn't complain about this one and it gets a positive mark.

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

2/5

The creep factor here is really off the charts. The choice here is between one and two frankly

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

2/5

Not to besmirch the good name of the chemical brothers. But this isn't great at all

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

1/5

Nope nope nope

The College Dropout

Kanye West

4/5

Undeniably a talented musician. Good album from before widely known that what he was being taken advantage of who knows. Jesus walks is a good nostalgia track

Cut

The Slits

4/5

Continued on into the bonus tracks with no complaints from me. Good album.

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

2/5

Pleasant but non exciting

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

2/5

It flew by, and I don't remember a thing about it. So it can't have been actively bad. But also not good

British Steel

Judas Priest

4/5

Ananda Shankar

2/5

Not my jam

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

Enjoyable throughout

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

I honestly don't know that I listened to the album versions of a lot of these songs, or heard some of them before at all even. Album is still pretty good despite the JV of it sometimes

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

4/5

This was actually pretty good

The Man Who

Travis

4/5

This was pretty good. Some nostalgia tracks

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

1/5

This was shit

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

2/5

This fell off the note I thought it was riffing on Bowie stuff. Some bright lights, but not enough

1989

Taylor Swift

4/5

This was actually very quite good. And leads me to believe that being a few years younger than Taylor, and a few years behind the curve means I should be getting into all this shit right now

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

1/5

Ah it was crap

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

2/5

Where was the oomph?

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

Cack

NEU! 75

Neu!

2/5

Actually meh

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

5/5

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

4/5

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

2/5

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

5/5

This was very very good. And even though it contains the accursed fairytale, it also has a version of the Irish Rover with the Dubliners. Fiesta isn't bad either.

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

5/5

Absolute great stuff

Imagine

John Lennon

2/5

As a friend described it's "perfume floating in a man's hat kind of stuff"

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

2/5

Not blown away by this