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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Moss Side Story Barry Adamson	5	2.52	+2.48
Architecture And Morality Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	5	3.06	+1.94
Architecture And Morality Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	5	3.06	+1.94
Hypnotised The Undertones	5	3.06	+1.94
Hypnotised The Undertones	5	3.06	+1.94
Life's Too Good The Sugarcubes	5	3.07	+1.93
Roxy Music Roxy Music	5	3.1	+1.9
Everything Must Go Manic Street Preachers	5	3.11	+1.89
Goo Sonic Youth	5	3.24	+1.76
Winter In America Gil Scott-Heron	5	3.25	+1.75

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Parachutes Coldplay	1	3.46	-2.46
The Wall Pink Floyd	2	4.14	-2.14
Roger the Engineer The Yardbirds	1	3.11	-2.11
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	3.54	-1.54
Rust Never Sleeps Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	3.52	-1.52
Rust Never Sleeps Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	3.52	-1.52
A Rush Of Blood To The Head Coldplay	2	3.44	-1.44
Crime Of The Century Supertramp	2	3.41	-1.41
Either Or Elliott Smith	2	3.39	-1.39
Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin	3	4.35	-1.35

Artists

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Artist	Albums	Average
Simon & Garfunkel	4	4.75
David Bowie	3	4.67
Nina Simone	2	5
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	2	5
Leonard Cohen	2	5
Sigur Rós	2	5
Queen	2	5
Sonic Youth	2	5
The Undertones	2	5
Bob Marley & The Wailers	2	5

Least Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Coldplay	2	1.5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	3	2

5-Star Albums (43)

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Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson · 25 likes

5/5

Weird album. Weird in the best way though. I might not revisit this album in a long time but it definitely left an impression on me. That is a big contrast from other albums on this list that I forget about after I click on the 3 stars.

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse · 7 likes

2/5

This does absolutely nothing for me. My breakfast gave me more emotional resonance.

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim · 7 likes

4/5

The music that plays when you get kicked out of a cantina.

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark · 3 likes

5/5

Albums like this are exactly why I'm going through this project. Some albums you slog through. This one flew by.

Heroes

David Bowie · 1 likes

5/5

I give this a five star rating. Mainly out of fear that if I give it any less a time traveling version of myself will punch me in the gut.

1-Star Albums (2)

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The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

Frankly Mr. Shankly - favorite I know it's over reminds me of a depressing prom song.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

5/5

One of the few perfect albums.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

5/5

One of the few perfect albums. All the emotions behind each of these songs still resonate today.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

4/5

Makin' whoopee is the best title I've heard in a while.

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

This does absolutely nothing for me. My breakfast gave me more emotional resonance.

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

This does absolutely nothing for me. My breakfast gave me more emotional resonance.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

5/5

I can see how they are so influential.

Garbage

4/5

I came in only knowing that one song everyone knows so my expectation were pretty lukewarm. Most of the songs completely leap over I'm Only Happy When It Rains.

Garbage

4/5

I came in only knowing that one song everyone knows so my expectation were pretty lukewarm. Most of the songs completely leap over I'm Only Happy When It Rains.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

3/5

Did not like the start. Liked the middle. Hated the end. It was a rollercoaster of tepid water.

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

3/5

Did not like the start. Liked the middle. Hated the end. It was a rollercoaster of tepid water.

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

3/5

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Exactly what I expected for the good and the bad.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Exactly what I expected for the good and the bad.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

3/5

I may be blinded by nostalgia a bit but I overall enjoyed the album. Though there really is a reason I have never tried to listen to the entire thing before.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

3/5

I may be blinded by nostalgia a bit but I overall enjoyed the album. Though there really is a reason I have never tried to listen to the entire thing before.

Manassas

Stephen Stills

3/5

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

5/5

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

5/5

Albums like this are exactly why I'm going through this project. Some albums you slog through. This one flew by.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

5/5

I'm a sucker for smokey singing voices.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

5/5

I'm a sucker for smokey singing voices.

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

4/5

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

Atmospheric while also never just melding into the background.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

Atmospheric while also never just melding into the background.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

3/5

The Doors

4/5

I have no nostalgia for this album but I can still appreciate how impactful this one is.

The Doors

4/5

Great album that I just can't ever get into.

Parachutes

Coldplay

1/5

Don't panic was the only song that was interesting at least.

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

2/5

Never thought much of the Bee Gees. Had some good songs scattered around but most of it is easy to forget at best.

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

2/5

This didn't feel like a typical Bee Gees album. If that is a good or bad thing I really can't say. Either way it didn't leave me with much of an impression.

Truth

Jeff Beck

4/5

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

4/5

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

4/5

Calming melodies with some strong lyrics. Not my cup of tea but still really good.

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

4/5

Calming melodies with some strong lyrics. Not my cup of tea but still really good.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

2/5

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

It's one of those bands I feel like I should like more than I actually do. About a third of the songs did anything for me. The rest of it at least was not a chore to get through. Take Me to the River was probably my favorite

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

One of those few and far between perfect albums.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

One of those few and far between perfect albums.

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

3/5

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

3/5

I felt like I was going to hate it. The first couple of songs melded a bit where I could not distinguish them apart. Felt a bit dated but midway through the album I started enjoy it a bit.

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

3/5

I felt like I was going to hate it. The first couple of songs melded a bit where I could not distinguish them apart. Felt a bit dated but midway through the album I started enjoy it a bit.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Shaft

Isaac Hayes

4/5

How was this good? Why did this work? I really have no clue but I liked it. Best album by a scientologist who was killed in south park.

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

2/5

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

4/5

Classic album that is easy to appreciate. I am just exhausted imagining how difficult it would be to play some of these songs.

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

3/5

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

"I was blinded by the balls on that kid." It's odd to have this album associated to Kevin Spacey but in spite of that I loved this album.

Goo

Sonic Youth

5/5

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

Was disco a mistake? Probably, but at least it has its fun moments. Some songs just did nothing for me but Le Freak is a classic for a reason.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5

Hypnotised

The Undertones

5/5

I did not expect to like this album as much as I did. I'm surprised I haven't heard of them before. I'm a sucker for happy punk.

Hypnotised

The Undertones

5/5

I did not expect to like this album as much as I did. I'm surprised I haven't heard of them before. I'm a sucker for happy punk.

Take Me Apart

Kelela

2/5

Moby Grape

4/5

Overall pretty fun and weird. Weird in the best way but still odd.

Moby Grape

4/5

Why are messing with my albums Spotify. Overall pretty fun and weird. Weird in the best way but still odd.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

4/5

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

2/5

Some decent songs from a less than decent person.

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

2/5

Some decent songs from a less than decent person.

The Slider

T. Rex

3/5

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

5/5

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

Either Or

Elliott Smith

2/5

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

5/5

Pump

Aerosmith

2/5

Timeless

Goldie

3/5

I just couldn't get into it

Smile

Brian Wilson

2/5

Just another album that really did nothing for me.

Hejira

Joni Mitchell

4/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

I wasn't expecting to like this but all of the songs were great

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

Keep this album in mind next time I just want something good and mellow.

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

3/5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

5/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

4/5

Sound Affects

The Jam

3/5

Sound Affects

The Jam

3/5

I want to like it more than I do. I'll give it another shot someday but it's nothing I'm dying over.

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

4/5

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

5/5

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

What I figure the 70's was exclusively playing.

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Not the best written but I'm a sucker for a smokey voice.

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

5/5

A little hard to find at first but the songs were amazing.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

3/5

I'll give this another go someday but right now this album just didn't do much for me.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

3/5

I liked it when I first heard it but it did not leave much of an impression on me afterwards

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

4/5

The music that plays when you get kicked out of a cantina.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

4/5

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

5/5

I've never heard her sing before. Damn I was missing out. I can see why there was so much love for Birthday.

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

3/5

Felt like a solidly good album. Not my favorite by a mile but it's smooth and calming. That's all you need for a Tuesday

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

2/5

This is an album where going into it I already knew most of the songs. I can't say it did much for me. Maybe the appeal is in the nostalgia. I can't say

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

Cupid is going to be stuck in my head for the next couple of months. I am completely okay with that.

Roger the Engineer

The Yardbirds

1/5

I didn't fall asleep so that's something.

The Yes Album

Yes

2/5

Maybe I just don't like prog rock much?

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

5/5

Perfect album

The Specials

4/5

Haven't heard this album in forever. I forgot how much I liked it.

New York Dolls

4/5

Wham bam thank you glam

Superunknown

Soundgarden

4/5

Solid album. I don't have any nostalgia towards this album but I still very much enjoyed most of the songs.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

5/5

Aladdin Sane can stay stuck in my head forever.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

"I was blinded by the balls on that kid." It's odd to have this album associated to Kevin Spacey but in spite of that I loved this album.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

I've never been a jazz expert but I can still enjoy how great this album is. Explaining how great this is may be another question.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

4/5

This was a long album. A lot of filler but also a lot of memorably enjoyable songs. Some of it is a little experimental and that might not be everyone's cup of tea. I liked it but I'll probably not be listening to all of it in one go again.

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

3/5

I wanted to like this more than I actually did. Ill give it another go some day but today I was just not feeling it. It might be some leftover fatigue from the album I had before.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

This felt like one of the few original sounding albums I have heard in a while. There are so many layers of influence but combined it feels like something that is not made often or maybe ever.

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

2/5

Probably my least leaked Billie Holiday album. It quickly fades into background music for me.

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Classic Bowie

The Wall

Pink Floyd

2/5

There hasn't been an album I wanted to like a lot more than I actually did. I'll give it another shot one day but this was a days long trudge for me.

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

2/5

Didn't hate it. Didn't love it. Don't remember a single song. Was I asleep?

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

Perfectly average album. I enjoyed pretty much all the songs but I can't say it left an impression on me

Tracy Chapman

4/5

An album that from the start had me hooked. A couple of songs towards the middle I did not find as amazing but overall still a really great album

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

4/5

I loved the start and got lukewarm towards the end. Still overall enjoyable with many added to my liked list

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

3/5

Great intro that feels like is the peak of the album. Nothing else felt like it reached that level for me.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

5/5

Just a good album. I think this might be the first full Ray Charles album I've heard and I am slightly ashamed by that fact.

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

Weird in the best way. I was expecting nothing less.

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

5/5

Violator

Depeche Mode

5/5

Overall an amazing album.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

Live albums have never been my thing but this will always be the exception.

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

4/5

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Such a great album especially for someone who does not gravitate towards that music at all. It was enjoyable the entire way through

Roxy Music

5/5

Did not expect this to be as good as it was. That's on me.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

2/5

Slightly buttered bread.

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

4/5

I'm a sucker for folk music on Fridays. Probably liked it more than I regularly would but here we are.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

4/5

Seeing this live is on my time machine bucket list.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

Such a strong opening for an album.

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

Good album that was able to compete with it's big hit.

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

5/5

A nice mix of psychedelic and silly.

Tapestry

Carole King

4/5

Never been much my genre but it's still a really solid album.

Cafe Bleu

The Style Council

3/5

Didn't feel like anything special. I didn't hate it or love it. It just is.

Diamond Life

Sade

3/5

Solid album but it did not leave the biggest impression on me.

Heroes

David Bowie

5/5

I give this a five star rating. Mainly out of fear that if I give it any less a time traveling version of myself will punch me in the gut.

Cross

Justice

5/5

I remember thinking this was one of the cheasiest albums I have ever heard. I think I can finally appreciate how just genuinely good it is.

Sound Affects

The Jam

3/5

Wish I liked it more. I'll try it again some day

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

Weird in the best way. I was expecting nothing less.

Country Life

Roxy Music

4/5

The 70's were a weird time.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Great album, no skips and just an all out good time. Favorite song was Revolution