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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Felt Mountain Goldfrapp	5	3	+2
Music For The Jilted Generation The Prodigy	5	3.07	+1.93
Under Construction Missy Elliott	5	3.14	+1.86
Songs From A Room Leonard Cohen	5	3.16	+1.84
Loveless My Bloody Valentine	5	3.17	+1.83
Melody A.M. Röyksopp	5	3.21	+1.79
Garbage Garbage	5	3.38	+1.62
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes	5	3.43	+1.57
The ArchAndroid Janelle Monáe	5	3.45	+1.55
Queen II Queen	5	3.49	+1.51

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Rust Never Sleeps Neil Young & Crazy Horse	1	3.53	-2.53
The Band The Band	1	3.36	-2.36
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg Jerry Lee Lewis	1	3.28	-2.28
John Prine John Prine	1	3.22	-2.22
At Budokan Cheap Trick	1	3.1	-2.1
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) Motörhead	1	3.06	-2.06
Sheet Music 10cc	1	2.96	-1.96
Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones	2	3.87	-1.87
Guitar Town Steve Earle	1	2.81	-1.81
Band On The Run Paul McCartney and Wings	2	3.67	-1.67

5-Star Albums (23)

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Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

2/5

The same drums at different speeds, that kind of bleh feeling to it, just not for me.

9 likes

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

1/5

Uhhhh don't think I can really do death of the author on this one, sorry

8 likes

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

5/5

There aren't enough words in the English language to truly express how I feel about this album, all the different emotions it elicits in me, how Sparks still makes me cry without fail. It's such a work of art, no track without reason, everything just beautifully in place. I adore this album and every single memory I have associated with it and its tracks. Just superb.

7 likes

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

Another absolutely phenomenal album, with some iconic tracks in it. The groove, the rhythm, all of it comes together to create a wonderful experience that just doesn't let up.

4 likes

Garbage

5/5

This remains one of my favourite albums of all time. So much raw energy and anger, the guitar is aggressively delicious and I can't get over how good the lyrics are.

3 likes

1-Star Albums (8)

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Queen II

Queen

5/5

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

5/5

What a strong start to the album and it just goes from there really

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

3/5

It's nice, but a little bit bland stylistically. Just very samey

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

2/5

I feel this must have been a seminal album at the time, but it just sounds dated. For stuff that was coming out at the time, like the Beatles, or Rolling Stones, this one just feels sort of lacking. Nothing really all that interesting which would be fine but lyrically it didn't seem inspirational either.

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Really enjoyed this one, felt very shoegaze in some ways. I do think musically it's very repetitive, but then again I liked it a lot more than I thought I would.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

4/5

Considering my only exposure to Joy Division is through Love Will Tear Us Apart, this was certainly an experience. Really liked it, it's going into the répertoire as a firm favourite

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

4/5

I really feel I should have paid more attention to Q-Tip, this album is an absolute classic. Great beats, melodies and rhythms!

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

5/5

I don't think I've ever heard a bad Leonard Cohen album and this is just as good. Just completely heartfelt and it makes me feel so many emotions, grief and joy and elation and sadness, over and over.

Sheet Music

10cc

1/5

Coming right after Cohen was always going to be a challenge but this one doesn't really land for me.

The Score

Fugees

5/5

An absolute classic

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

2/5

He's definitely done a lot better than this

Garbage

5/5

This remains one of my favourite albums of all time. So much raw energy and anger, the guitar is aggressively delicious and I can't get over how good the lyrics are.

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

4/5

I feel like this one isn't as interesting as previous Mudhoney albums, but the influence on Nirvana is undeniable. There is such a raw energy here, the shift in tone between songs is really enjoyable and overall I have definitely enjoyed the experience of listening to it.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

Top tier album and I feel it only gets better with subsequent listens

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would! Interesting music, good lyrics and a nice overall vibe

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

5/5

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

2/5

Such a strange album this. I really feel that some of the chords in the songs I've 100% heard sampled elsewhere but I can't put my finger on where and I know it's going to drive me crazy now.

John Prine

1/5

Really wasn't for me at all

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

3/5

Lyrically it's good, I mean it's a Bob Dylan album but I guess I just wasn't vibing with it much.

Debut

Björk

4/5

Could this be one of the best debut albums of all time? I wouldn't be surprised. Just so strong from the start ('Human Behaviour' is still a masterpiece) and it continues throughout.

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession

Laura Nyro

2/5

It's... Fine I guess? But you can't follow Bjork with this mellow schmooze really. Sorry Laura I'm sure you were revolutionary at the time.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

Cute but not especially memorable

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

It's cool, I only wanted to be emotionally devastated this afternoon, all good.

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

It was fine? I can't see this being a memorable one for me

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

2/5

I prefer the later Belle and Sebastian albums, but it's nice to see the roots of what was to come

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

Oh this was superb! Just what I needed.

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

3/5

I liked it more than I thought I would. Summery vibes all around

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

I feel like Thursdays are turning into the emotionally devastated days, this is a superb album

Fun House

The Stooges

3/5

Okay, in a pretty aggressive sort of way I guess

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

2/5

Not sure this is their best album, really, but enjoyable nevertheless

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

5/5

I see we're moving the emotional devastation to a Tuesday instead. What a powerful album, and Four Women will surely stay with me for a very long time.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

Not really my style of music but certainly better than expected

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

3/5

Well it's not If You Tolerate This Then Your Children Will Be Next and I think that's its biggest problem

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

Oh this was just superb! Absolutely loved it.

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

Solid Bowie album, can't complain, but I don't think it's one of his best. Not for me anyway.

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

4/5

This is such a delight of an album, I genuinely enjoyed every part of it.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

2/5

Really not my jam at all, sorry

Forever Changes

Love

4/5

I didn't realise how many of the songs on this album had come up in Spotify playlists for me, but really enjoyed this one

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Well, one song on this album will be forever tainted for me, I guess, but the rest of it is just so solid, so good that I can't fault it. Can't believe this is the first Beatles album to be thrown up by the random generator either!

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

1/5

Uhhhh don't think I can really do death of the author on this one, sorry

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

So this is an indictment of American imperialism, but I've had too much Springsteen in too short a span of time. Good album, but not a great one for me

Solid Air

John Martyn

2/5

Really solid middle, but the beginning really let it down. I liked the last song on the album though, I feel it ends with a bit of a bang

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

It's really hard not to love a Cohen album and this one reminds me a lot of Bowie and Blackstar. When you're staring death in the face, what kind of art might you be able to make? Well, this answers that question.

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

4/5

Really cool, unusual too and I just enjoyed it overall.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

4/5

I knew some of the songs on this album, but the overall thing is a brilliant experience. Loved every second of it, would go back for seconds!

Ctrl

SZA

4/5

Raw, harsh, by turns aggressive and melancholic.

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

3/5

Jazzy Brazilian vibes all around, a really interesting album

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

1/5

Mostly okay, I can't say I found this engaging or entertaining and I don't care for the band especially.

Soul Mining

The The

3/5

There is a joy to this album that I didn't expect, and I'm glad I gave it a shot

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

Well, today is the day I learned that these are the people behind Come On Eileen and I'm not sure I could have guessed that. But overall this has a very jazzy feel which I enjoyed. More horns please!

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

I mean, it's not Frank, which I believe is the better album lyrically (there is a rawness to it that I feel was polished off in this album), but it's still a superb piece of music. Hearing this the year of its 15 anniversary, when I'm personally 6 years older than Amy ever will be, just underscores how much of a musical talent she was. I know this will be stuck in my head for days now.

All Mod Cons

The Jam

4/5

Not one bad song on this album, very reminiscent of the Clash

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

4/5

Having never heard of this album or artist I was pleasantly surprised. Huge Broadcast vibes throughout.

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

3/5

Nice, beatsy album though I'm not quite sure how memorable it will be for me in the long run

Live Through This

Hole

4/5

Love the raw anger coursing through this. Makes me think of so many good nights out spent dancing to Doll Parts

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

2/5

Yeezus

Kanye West

4/5

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

If I Could Only Remember My Name

David Crosby

2/5

Merely an okay album, not exceptionally memorable for me at all

Very

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Really solid and consistent from start to finish

The Last Broadcast

Doves

3/5

Raw Power

The Stooges

2/5

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

4/5

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

5/5

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

3/5

The Stooges

2/5

It's a very interesting sound, but not one that I would especially like to visit in future.

Guitar Town

Steve Earle

1/5

This is absolutely not my style of music at all, bleh

Ten

Pearl Jam

5/5

Hysteria

Def Leppard

3/5

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

3/5

1984

Van Halen

2/5

A couple of interesting tracks but also a lot of filler. Not really going to listen to this one again anytime soon

Fleet Foxes

5/5

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

2/5

Country Life

Roxy Music

3/5

Interesting sound, I like the upbeat pop overtones. Funky sounds for sure.

Low

David Bowie

4/5

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

1/5

Neil Young may just genuinely not be for me. So much crooning, so little interesting riffs.

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

I like the upbeat sounds in this one, I gotta say. Pretty funky tunes.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Is it trite to call this seminal? Because it definitely feels that way

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

It's hard not to love this one, it's so raw and powerful.

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

3/5

Better than expected, I think. I slept on Sheryl Crow when she was super popular but this album did change my mind on it.

Diamond Life

Sade

4/5

An excellent album, with some great songs on there. And I learned I had been mispronouncing the artist name all along.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

Absolutely superb album and some extremely memorable tracks

I Should Coco

Supergrass

3/5

Some good tracks here but the rest of the album sounds too samey to be all that memorable

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

4/5

Edgy and raw, with some excellent riffs

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

Although it's an album of covers, there is something so very poignant about it. Thrilling, exhilarating and at times quite depressing.

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

5/5

Absolutely loved this and reminded me I should listen to Goldfrapp more often

Sound Affects

The Jam

4/5

Really enjoyed the bass lines in this one

The Band

1/5

Peak dad music, this one

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

5/5

Absolutely brilliant album and dare I say it, better than The Fat of the Land

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

2/5

How very festive.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

3/5

Interesting but I'm not sure how memorable it will really be

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

2/5

It's interesting but I'm not sure I would revisit this. Would work great as a soundtrack to an RPG though

Moving Pictures

Rush

4/5

Great album!

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

3/5

Interesting, though perhaps not my favourite of the bunch

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

5/5

What an excellent seminal album this is. The sounds, the riffs, the entire concept from start to finish.

A Northern Soul

The Verve

2/5

Not quite sure why everyone thinks this has Radiohead vibes. If it does, it's but a poor imitation.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

Absolutely phenomenal album, always worth listening all the way through

Stardust

Willie Nelson

2/5

Please no more Willie Nelson, I'm good thanks.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

Another absolutely phenomenal album, with some iconic tracks in it. The groove, the rhythm, all of it comes together to create a wonderful experience that just doesn't let up.

Nixon

Lambchop

2/5

It's mostly okay? I have an issue with albums that don't feel memorable, either lyrically or musically and this one just feels merely okay. It's not offensive, but I don't think I'll ever go back and actually seek it out.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

Decent album, the lyrics definitely stand out and it's the kind of thing that I could possibly go back to revisit, yes.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

4/5

Incredibly solid album and one that I've gone back to over the years time and again. Sure it will never be Blur for me, but it's damn good.

Clandestino

Manu Chao

3/5

Great album and vibes, I used to listen to Manu Chao as a teenager and I'm pleased that by and large he still elicits the same joy from me.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

Great disco, soul and funk sounds, a classic and one that I definitely want to go back to

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

4/5

I enjoyed this so much more than I thought I would, and I feel I really slept on The Jesus and Mary Chain.

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

2/5

Someone called this dentist rock and now I can't unhear it. I know his credentials but wow yes this is such dentist rock.

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

Interesting sound, good vibe, but I think there were other albums that came out that year that I would class as more memorable.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

It's definitely not his best and at times it veered a bit too much into the Springsteen aesthetic for me to take seriously, but it's also not the worst I've ever heard.

Suede

4/5

Nice early brit pop, enjoyable and very funky at times

Crazysexycool

TLC

4/5

What a great varied album. Some phenomenal tracks in there and even if there is a lack of No Scrubs on this one, it more than makes up for it

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

3/5

It's an interesting album but it's obvious how much Snoop carries it and compared to A Tribe Called Quest I just don't find it as interesting from a musical perspective. Gangsta hip hop was never my thing but this is a cut above stuff that would come later.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

So much joy in one album, the psych tones are warm and edgy at the same time and it basically feels like an album made (and made to be enjoyed) on a lot of psychedelic drugs.

Arise

Sepultura

4/5

I don't know who thought this was death metal but sure Jan okay. Either way, a very solid album with some great riffs and strong vibes throughout.

White Ladder

David Gray

2/5

It's all quite a bit bland isn't it? It's okay, sure and completely inoffensive but nothing worth writing home about.

Real Life

Magazine

3/5

I enjoyed it alright at the time, but not enough to actually go back to it. Good punk for sure, though.

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

3/5

I mean it's Neil Young, I was never a big fan, but this is basically okay? Like, it's fine. This is fine.

Black Monk Time

The Monks

3/5

Not bad actually, a band I had never heard of, but that's really good!

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

2/5

Okay but really feels a bit like hotel music on more than a couple of tracks

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

4/5

I think this might be the first Eric Clapton album I've actually sat down and listened to, and you know what? Really easy listening. Enjoyed more than I thought I would.

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

4/5

Very much Beatles vibes in this one, but I really enjoy it! Super funky, the guitar hits just right, basically give me more of them!

The Predator

Ice Cube

4/5

This is a great album and go an extent, it's sad to see how over 30 years on, the danger social issues are still at play.

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

2/5

It's not the best disco out there at all. Some okay tracks to start with but it loses steam as it carries on

British Steel

Judas Priest

4/5

Absolute classic and what a banger. I was never a big fan of Judas Priest as a teenager and honestly what an idiot teenage me was. I really missed out.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

2/5

The same drums at different speeds, that kind of bleh feeling to it, just not for me.

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

1/5

If this is a list of 1,001 songs to listen to before you die, of all the Motorhead albums you could have chosen, why this one? The recording quality is so average.

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

2/5

Just so bland and samey

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

3/5

A lot better than I expected, the link between Cream and Black Sabbath is really obvious here. Fuzzy, jammy, rocky music with some really interesting riffs. Sure it's a bit rough around the edges but for a debut, pretty solid.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

Really enjoyed it, one I really wasn't familiar with but it absolutely blew me away

Dare!

The Human League

3/5

It's very heavy on the synth which I really wouldn't have a problem with, but the songs really feel like they bleed into one another. And the biggest banger on the soundtrack being right at the end is just uncool.

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

5/5

So many brilliant bass lines in this one, I absolutely love it.

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

4/5

Some really good sounds on this one

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

3/5

It's okay, like funky tunes but not quite what I was after.