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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Tago Mago Can	5	2.79	+2.21
Psychocandy The Jesus And Mary Chain	5	2.94	+2.06
Vespertine Björk	5	3.16	+1.84
Ágætis Byrjun Sigur Rós	5	3.37	+1.63
Marquee Moon Television	5	3.5	+1.5
Playing With Fire Spacemen 3	4	2.54	+1.46
Talking Heads 77 Talking Heads	5	3.56	+1.44
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	5	3.62	+1.38
Is This It The Strokes	5	3.82	+1.18
This Nation’s Saving Grace The Fall	4	2.89	+1.11

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Rattlesnakes Lloyd Cole And The Commotions	1	2.9	-1.9
Two Dancers Wild Beasts	1	2.75	-1.75
Rattus Norvegicus The Stranglers	2	3.15	-1.15
Dig Me Out Sleater-Kinney	2	3.08	-1.08

5-Star Albums (12)

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Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

Sigur Ros is Icelandic for Sugar Ray.

27 likes

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

1/5

I don’t hate the music, I just hate this album for existing and taking up a spot on the list that should have gone to Silent Alarm by Bloc Party

9 likes

Destroyer

KISS

2/5

The title to the track Sweet Pain should have been the name for this album. The singles were okay, but the rest was a slog to get through. And it's a short album. It'd be one thing if these songs were bad but fun, but they aren't even as fun as they're supposed to be.

3 likes

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

The first album I bought on vinyl 9 years ago. Still holds up from my first listen. The first half of the album is perfection, unreal songwriting. There’s a significant drop in quality towards the end of the album (minus Train in Vain), but the sound of each song is so varied and so fresh, this just works as an album.

2 likes

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

5/5

Post-punk masterpiece

1 likes

1-Star Albums (2)

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Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

Family Guy outro music. Cool indeed.

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

4/5

Rockin and a rollin. So much energy.

Document

R.E.M.

4/5

A solid album with a few of their biggest hits. Not too long, just some classic jangle pop.

Back In Black

AC/DC

3/5

Boomer metal? I hardly know her metal!

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

5/5

Post-punk masterpiece

Vespertine

Björk

5/5

Bjork being Bjork.

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

3/5

Was ok.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

3/5

Overstayed its welcome, but pretty decent.

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

2/5

Sleater-Kinney? I hardly know her-Kinney!

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

4/5

Very good funk rock album! Stop and Been Caught Stealing are great singles, but Three Days is a very good proggy gem that is a satisfying 10 minutes. And the synth in Then She Did... was very Faith No More esque. Super fun album.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

The definitively Blondie album.

Haunted Dancehall

The Sabres Of Paradise

3/5

Kind neat, but still more of background music.

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

4/5

All Mod Cons

The Jam

4/5

Really fun, really spunky, solid bass.

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

4/5

It has it all. The Exorcist theme. A see-and-say passage. The fact that it ends in a sea shanty is hilarious. One of the 4 stars is just for the sea shanty.

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

4/5

This is my Kink.

Infected

The The

3/5

Punky, spunky, moody, and groovy. Solid album. Strong 3. Thezinga.

Tago Mago

Can

5/5

One of the most unique, influential, trailblazing albums. Caused an anxiety attack. 5/5

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

5/5

so fuzzy one of most beautiful songs (ever) has the refrain “I’ll be your plastic toilet” Perfection

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

A very pleasant Christmas gift. A lot of the classics. Still a convicted murderer.

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

4/5

More stripped down and personal. No hits but it didn’t need any. Very good.

Two Dancers

Wild Beasts

1/5

Some interesting instrumentals but the vocals were too harsh and too much.

Mask

Bauhaus

3/5

Ah, the first goth band. The lyrics were the best part, with the style of song delving into funk at times. I can’t rate the bonus tracks, though I did like them a little better than the album. A lot more of the “spooky reggae” sound that Bauhaus is known for, including a song about Debbie Harry of Blondie, and a recipe for fish cakes. Still not sure why this album was chosen of Bauhaus’ debut, “In the Flat Field”, which is more influential and arguably a better album. Still though, this album wasn’t bad.

Calenture

The Triffids

3/5

Very 80s but a pleasant listen. Some of the hooks made for solid pop songs. Kinda forgettable, with no real standouts, but a decent listen nonetheless.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

Sigur Ros is Icelandic for Sugar Ray.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

Just like the waves of the Pacific, the highs (the first two tracks and the last three tracks) were high. But the low tides were low. Three Surfs up out of five.

Is This It

The Strokes

5/5

The Strokerinos.

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

2/5

Some of the songs were fun, but the record as a whole is all over the place. Definitely some neat ideas, though.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Hell raising and trail blazing. Sounds a little dated, but rock solid.

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

3/5

One of the seminal live albums, which comes with an energy not found on their studio output. The definitive version of I Want You to Want Me and Ain't That A Shame stand out above all the other tracks. Not a lot of crowd interaction, which is to be expected with the language barrier. But the crowd's energy in songs like I Want You To Want Me speaks for itself. Nothing groundbreaking, and starts off a little shaky, but a fun listen.

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

2/5

Like the other post punk albums but worse and more sexist.

The Visitors

ABBA

4/5

Visitor? I hardly know her!

Eternally Yours

The Saints

3/5

Pretty lackluster for a punk record. Which is actually pretty punk. An inoffensive listen. Will definitely give it another shot.

...And Justice For All

Metallica

4/5

Solid solid riffage with face-melting solos. Towards the end it loses its steam, but ends on a high note with Dyers Eve. Metallica's last truly great album. Needs more bass.

Blur

3/5

WOO HOO

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

Incredible.

The Poet

Bobby Womack

3/5

Good ideas but the songs are too long without really going anywhere. Probably increased the birth rate between 1981-1982

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

Surprise 0-3-5

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

4/5

Was pleasantly surprised. Which shouldn't be a surprise, since I enjoy bands like Flogging Molly. The instrumental tracks were sublime, and though the album starts on a punky note, there were some solemn, touching ballads that made me feel like I was crying over a pint of Guinness in an Irish pub.

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

I went in with low expectations, considering that I don't particularly care for the title track. I do think that it's the weakest song on the album, which pleasantly surprised me. Right after the title track is Crippled Inside, a bouncy jugband tune. Followed by the standout Jealous Guy, a raw love ballad, and arguably the best song on the album. The second half of the album starts with the fiery, mad-at-the-world Gimme Some Truth, featuring some incredible guitar work from George Harrison. Side B continues with songs with more of the Beatles sound, including Oh My Love, ... How?, and How Do You Sleep? - another highlight of the album, and a very blatant diss track at Paul McCartney. The album ends with the tongue-in-cheek Oh Yoko! and it left me wanting more. My exposure to John's solo music has been the title track, and though I came in with low expectations (and part of me wanting to dislike this album because of John being an abuser), I was pleasantly surprised. I'd give this album a 7 out of 10. On the 5-star scale, it would be a very high 3. Enjoyed it, but not as much as some of my 4-star albums such as Blondie or Jerry Lee Lewis.

1999

Prince

4/5

I didn't know how raunchy this album would be. The first four tracks are the best. Arguably too good, as the rest of the record doesn't seem to hit the same highs. I'm not going to go into detail because The Purple One needs no explanation. My one gripe is that some of the songs were a little too long, though.

Destroyer

KISS

2/5

The Score

Fugees

4/5

Solid interplay between the emcees, Ms. Lauryn Hill absolutely killing it. Timeless classics in songs like Ready or Not and the cover of Killing Me Softly. Always glad to see a good hip hop album on here. Very enjoyable listen. ONE TIME

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

3/5

Very energetic. Never really listened to British rap before, but I believe this is the seminal Grime album. Impressive flow and witty lyricism. I'd go back and listen to this.

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

No explanation needed. The highest rated album on this site for a reason.

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Long live the Queen.

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

Queens of the Stone Age

4/5

I haven't listened to this one before. I'm surprised an album like Rated R or Like Clockwork is not on here, but it makes sense that the debut makes the cut, considering that the QOTSA sound is pretty consistent. If anything, one of my gripes is that the album can get a little too samey. Also, on the Spotify version of the album, it sprinkled the bonus tracks within the original track list, which is bizarre in general, and especially for the sake of reviewing. Hispanic Impressions is a solid track, as are the other instrumentals. My other favorite song is You Can't Quit Me Baby, with a solid buildup at the end, and even a Radiohead reference. A lot of the Kyuss sound is still there, and that is probably why this record is so enjoyable to me. Just wish that Welcome to Sky Valley made the cut.

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

2/5

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

Tapestry

Carole King

4/5

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

1/5