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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
New Forms Roni Size	4	2.53	+1.47
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	5	3.62	+1.38
Group Sex Circle Jerks	4	2.74	+1.26
In Rainbows Radiohead	5	3.84	+1.16
69 Love Songs The Magnetic Fields	4	2.85	+1.15
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Raekwon	4	2.86	+1.14
The Only Ones The Only Ones	4	2.92	+1.08
16 Lovers Lane The Go-Betweens	4	2.94	+1.06
S.F. Sorrow The Pretty Things	4	3	+1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John	1	3.93	-2.93
Boston Boston	1	3.71	-2.71
Moondance Van Morrison	1	3.71	-2.71
Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club	1	3.65	-2.65
At Newport 1960 Muddy Waters	1	3.55	-2.55
James Brown Live At The Apollo James Brown	1	3.46	-2.46
Abbey Road Beatles	2	4.46	-2.46
The ArchAndroid Janelle Monáe	1	3.45	-2.45
Emergency On Planet Earth Jamiroquai	1	3.27	-2.27
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars David Bowie	2	4.26	-2.26

5-Star Albums (3)

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The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

1/5

Nothing to fault but nothing I like about it.

3 likes

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

2/5

It's very pleasant. Sunny. Lyrics not always sunny. Like the production in headphones. Red Rolled and Seen is good. Sone interesting stuff going on here.

2 likes

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

1/5

overproduced too perfect, washes over don't like the instruments wtf jamaica jerk off too competent un-engaging background music, tepid, MOR, boring i do not like this at all

2 likes

The Blueprint

JAY Z

1/5

The point where I tuned out of commercial hip-hop Don't like this production at all. Rapping is good. No thanks

1 likes

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

4/5

First track absolute classic. You can hear the elements here that will appear in future Eno production work Cindy Tells Me - Cannibal Ox sample So many good ideas Title track is a top 10 track of all time for me

1 likes

1-Star Albums (16)

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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

1/5

overproduced too perfect, washes over don't like the instruments wtf jamaica jerk off too competent un-engaging background music, tepid, MOR, boring i do not like this at all

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

2/5

Pretty good.

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

3/5

Noodly Busy Bit too dancy and upbeat Talking Heads but rougher more disjointed Like the singing style Can see how influential this is - it's influenced everyone Theme to Jackass! Track 8 v.good Drums sound like breaks Too many guitar solos Like that the songs are short So many ideas A lot of stuff I've consumed since the 90s has this as a part of it Overlong

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

3/5

Sleeping Gas, Treason, Poppy are incredible tracks. This is a decent album. Few too many horns. All about the vocalist, his voice is the main attraction.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

4/5

Like it or not I know all these songs very well. Has a good stomp Can't deny that it's a great record They do what they do very well Unashamedly what it is Simple Not a bad song on here

Technique

New Order

2/5

Lots of energy here, pretty different from the New Order stuff I know. So well produced. Slick. Not keen on the drums. Unmoved. Unimpressed.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Raekwon

4/5

An album i know very very well. I grew up with this one. Criminology, Rainy dayz, Guillotine, Verbal intercourse, Glaciers of ice, Ice cream, Heaven and Hell, are all 100% absolute classics, some of the best hip hop ever made. The rest is made up of prime Wu Tang era production, with the two best rappers from the crew. Putting this alongside Ironman, Liquid Swords and Tical, all released within the same few years, is peak Wu Tang.

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

2/5

Slow Uninteresting Not a fan of the voices or the instruments or the pace Did not enjoy

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

2/5

Silly Fun Song orientated They are having a good time Like to hear church bells Not keen on these pianos Like the spoken word bits The Journey is the best song on here Sounds like a comedy record

World Clique

Deee-Lite

1/5

Nice drum break on first track Not keen on 4/4 beats and singing with piano Don't like the singing over dance music Slower tracks better I could do without listening to Groove Is In The Heart ever again

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

Very nice indeed

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

2/5

Not a big Bjork fan Not keen on the guitars Jangly

Berlin

Lou Reed

3/5

Good lyrics Good voice Stop-starty Gets good on side 2 The Bed is an amazing track

Future Days

Can

3/5

Starts well with train sounds Drums Pleasant and nice Something good is happening It's all a bit good

Bert Jansch

1/5

Very minimal Don't like the voice, lyrics, or music

New York Dolls

4/5

Don't like pianos used like this Corny Good voice Good energy Busy It's good! Trash is v.good This is great.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

2/5

Good voice Good guitars Long songs Was hoping it was over and it was

The Only Ones

4/5

Good voice It's good Sounds like Magazine Warrants repeat listens It's excellent

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

1/5

Pace and swing not enjoyable Tiger in your tank is good Not a fan of this

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

3/5

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

2/5

Ubiquitous A few gooduns here 4th Dimensional Transition best track on here

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

4/5

It's a wonderful album start to finish

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Style so specific to an era So many samples and everything else, this is foundational for hip-hop 10 years later More social / political than I remember

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

Nothing to say

The Specials

3/5

Lots to like about this. All about the voices

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Devo

3/5

I liked it.

Blur

2/5

Song 2 was probably once good but now reduced to nothing from overexposure. Pretty annoying voice. Silly. Don't really know what they sounded like before so can't see why this was a change Theme from reto is pretty ok Death of a party drums Chinese Bombs good Can see how this fits into 1997 Essex Dogs good

The Infotainment Scan

The Fall

3/5

I wonder if they have more Fall albums in the 1001, this wouldn't be my first choice. Not my favourite version of The Fall, some great moments though, and listening The Fall is always good and better than listening to most other things I guess this is a pretty accessible version of The Fall

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

3/5

Onie sounds a bit VU This is good stuff A good listen

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

1/5

It's no good for me

Nixon

Lambchop

3/5

I purchased this on the back of the Zero 7 remix of Up With People, a Gilles Peterson staple on Worldwide at the time. None of the record sounded like the remix, of course. But, I liked it, even though it was distant to my tastes. Revisiting it now, it's a very pretty record. Gets better towards the end.

Abbey Road

Beatles

2/5

My very least favourite version of The Beatles Here Comes The Sun is v.good Because is good

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

2/5

It's very pleasant. Sunny. Lyrics not always sunny. Like the production in headphones. Red Rolled and Seen is good. Sone interesting stuff going on here.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

2/5

I guess there's some fun stuff on here. Clearly good, but it's not for me. Some of this is unlistenable. 2 stars for TOLBINY and Baby Driver

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

3/5

Don't know how I'm going to listen to 3 hours of this. Amazing voice. These songs are everywhere and these feel like superior versions. V.good It's very nice indeed.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

3/5

Would be 5 if I was still 16 years old. The world has changed a lot since.

Solid Air

John Martyn

3/5

Like the instruments palette, bit early Tom Waits vocals, on track 1 Track 2 I like much less Decent

Parklife

Blur

3/5

There is so much about Blur I do not like. I will never listen to Boys & Girls or Parklife out of choice. Tracy Jacks is amazing though, their best song along with Out of Time. End of a Century is good. If you don't like his stupid voice it's a difficult listen. Far Out is good Better than expected

Da Capo

Love

3/5

Like his voice First track wild It's good Many styles Like it

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

1/5

Oh no. This was everywhere. Funk, horns, ba-ba-ba's Music for food festivals 1 star for Blow Your Mind

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

4/5

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

3/5

He is aiming for some big songs here This is serious songwriting stuff, he means it Father and Son is huge This is the kind of stuff people really care about

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Slow piano ballads with a good voice, it's OK. Going for big important lyrics It's all a bit meh

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

2/5

I would never listen to this out of choice. Kind of enjoyable though. Love that accordion

The Blueprint

JAY Z

1/5

The point where I tuned out of commercial hip-hop Don't like this production at all. Rapping is good. No thanks

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

1/5

Nothing to fault but nothing I like about it.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

2/5

Big songs on here. Perfectly pleasant

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

4/5

Voice is ace VU vibes Loads of good stuff on here It's funny So much good

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

Good start Much more enjoyable than when I listened to it on release

Fleet Foxes

2/5

A few big songs. Wouldn't come back to it.

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

3/5

Very good!

Me Against The World

2Pac

3/5

An album I know well Surprised I listened to this so much when it came out, it's all a bit smooth.

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

4/5

Sounds like The Beatles and Beach Boys Like the psyadelic stuff V.good

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

3/5

Actually does sound like the Beach Boys first track Pretty Time of the Season is good

Like A Prayer

Madonna

1/5

So produced Jubilant horns Cherish is good It's fine but it's a no.

Brothers

The Black Keys

2/5

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

4/5

4 stars for Streets Of Your Town

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

1/5

Would be no starts if possible.

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

4/5

Put Your Quarter Up! Planet Rock! It's a beautiful thing.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

3/5

Nothing not to like, but I'm not that excited.

Garbage

3/5

Pretty average sounding now, all the singles are excellent though.

Boston

1/5

It is what it is, and it's not for me.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

5/5

Probably their best one. Easy to forget the pay what you want release was a big deal at the time. Not just good songs, but a collection that stands as a whole, all working towards a mood. Some just amazing highs - the whole thing is incredible. The most connection I could have to songs.

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

1/5

Common

3/5

Don't like this production. He is v.good though.

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

1/5

No no no

Tidal

Fiona Apple