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You Love More Than Most
Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dub Housing | 5 | 2.36 | +2.64 |
| Opus Dei | 5 | 2.38 | +2.62 |
| Live At The Witch Trials | 5 | 2.64 | +2.36 |
| Duck Rock | 5 | 2.66 | +2.34 |
| New Boots And Panties | 5 | 2.7 | +2.3 |
You Love Less Than Most
Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Fuss | 1 | 3.74 | -2.74 |
| Brothers | 1 | 3.58 | -2.58 |
| The Marshall Mathers LP | 1 | 3.49 | -2.49 |
| Sound of Silver | 1 | 3.42 | -2.42 |
| The Fat Of The Land | 1 | 3.4 | -2.4 |
Artist Analysis
Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums and high weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Davis | 4 | 5 | 4.14 |
| Brian Eno | 4 | 5 | 4.14 |
| The Kinks | 4 | 4.75 | 4 |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4.75 | 4 |
| U2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| David Bowie | 8 | 4.25 | 3.91 |
| Radiohead | 6 | 4.33 | 3.89 |
| Björk | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| PJ Harvey | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Rush | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Black Sabbath | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Queen | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Prince | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| The Cure | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| The Clash | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4.25 | 3.71 |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| The Velvet Underground | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Neil Young | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
Least Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums and low weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings of Leon | 3 | 1.33 | 2.17 |
| Ryan Adams | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Fatboy Slim | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| LCD Soundsystem | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Bee Gees | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| The Beta Band | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Blur | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 4 | 2.25 | 2.57 |
Popular Reviews
Ryan Adams
Lifeless and soulless, no clever turns of phrase or creative arrangements. Any band or local songwriter would have left this collection unrecorded. No business being on the list.
And obligatory slap from beyond the grave from Sylvia Plath for taking her name in vain on such a dull song.
11 likes
John Grant
Seeing the album come up on my list, I was surprised to find an offering that I'd never heard of before. The first track was god musically, but I was surprised by the casual vocals and vague story. And that was about as good as the record got. Each track seemed like Grant roughed out his lyrics as he wrote, but never got any further. Like Ryan Adams' Gold the other day, I couldn't believe this made the list. Attempts at wit fell flat or were just puerile - not everyone can be Sparks.
In the end I'm glad to have heard the album - often, we musicians overthink our writing and self-edit because it's not good enough. Apparently, some artists can just wing it and have their albums recommended as "must listen". I don't know anything about the rest of Grant's catalogue, but I'll pass.
4 likes
Prefab Sprout
This didn't make a huge splash in the US, but it was a vital piece of 1980's college radio. It's among the best Side A to be found, with solid tracks back-to-back. This re-listen gave me a reason to revisit why I never "flip over the record", and was reminded that the second side is considerably less consistent. However, the rush of Faron, Bonny, Appetite, When Love Breaks Down, and Goodbye Lucille #1 more than justifies a solid rating. I'd give it 9 our of ten, but will round up for sheer nostalgia value and Thomas Dolby's production.
4 likes
Black Sabbath
Simply incredible in all its drug-fueled excess. Sure, it drags around the middle of side 1 with Changes and FX, but kicks back with Supernaut and never lets go.
4 likes
LCD Soundsystem
Nothing new to see here.
Others are describing this as an homage to post-punk, but it just comes across as crass plagiarism. The influences are dragged out with too heavy a hand, so it sounds like your local band fired up the drum machine and deciding to "do" Suicide, Eno-Talking Heads, The Cure, Bowie, Sparks, etc. The lyrics attempt pithy with and clever observations but fall apart with bland aa-bb rhyming and obviousness. As with the LCD debut with the Talking Heads/ Being Boiled mashup of "Losing My Edge" a dozen years earlier, it just seems that Murphy must rely on borrowing another's voice instead of finding his own.
2 stars for the fleeting entertainment of playing "who am I this time"
4 likes
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