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Album	You	Global	Diff
Bandwagonesque Teenage Fanclub	5	3.06	+1.94
Tigermilk Belle & Sebastian	5	3.23	+1.77
Surf's Up The Beach Boys	5	3.3	+1.7
Blur Blur	5	3.33	+1.67
Urban Hymns The Verve	5	3.36	+1.64
Parklife Blur	5	3.38	+1.62
Murmur R.E.M.	5	3.42	+1.58
Blue Joni Mitchell	5	3.49	+1.51
It's Blitz! Yeah Yeah Yeahs	5	3.49	+1.51
Paul Simon Paul Simon	5	3.51	+1.49

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Back In Black AC/DC	1	3.85	-2.85
Back At The Chicken Shack Jimmy Smith	1	3.39	-2.39
Ctrl SZA	1	2.92	-1.92
Damaged Black Flag	1	2.86	-1.86
Hotel California Eagles	2	3.6	-1.6
Timeless Goldie	1	2.53	-1.53
Power In Numbers Jurassic 5	2	3.48	-1.48
Diamond Life Sade	2	3.44	-1.44
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	2	3.41	-1.41
At Fillmore East The Allman Brothers Band	2	3.38	-1.38

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Blur	2	5

5-Star Albums (16)

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Back In Black

AC/DC · 12 likes

1/5

‘shoot to thrill’- hyper-masculine lyrics. Unpleasant to modern sensibilities. ‘What do you do for Money’- once you hear the misogyny, you can’t escape it. ‘givin the dog a bone’ is the icing on the cake. I didn’t listen to any more of this. How, even from a musical point of view, can this be considered one of the best albums of the past sixty years? How can the lyrics be extricated from the musicality? Ugh.

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian · 3 likes

5/5

I really love this album. It is like being Cleopatra and getting into a lovely warm bath of milk (Tigermilk).

Doolittle

Pixies · 1 likes

5/5

‘tame’- less kind to my ears first thing in the morning… ‘Wave of Mutilation’ on the other hand… ‘Here Comes your Man’ makes me feel nostalgic! It feels like pop- mind you, in the nineties I thought Radiohead was an appropriately jolly band to play at a party, so what do I know?! ‘monkey Gone to Heaven’- very familiar! And, one of the best songs about a monkey. ‘la la Love you’- I like the fact that there’s no ambiguity about the lyrics. I do love the noisy riffs, and tuneful melody combo.

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub · 1 likes

5/5

I LOVE Teenage Fanclub. That is all I can say. From the minute I put this on, to the minute it is over, it is such a genuine pleasure.

1-Star Albums (6)

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

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Elvis Presley

4/5

I really enjoyed listening to this! I love ‘I got a Woman’- great track. It does get the hips moving- even on a Sunday morning! You can imagine that this must have been scandalous for fifties ‘dads’ whose teenage daughters were listening to it!

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

Coming back to Dolly, I feel less judgemental of sentimentality! I love "Coat of Many Colours" and "The Way I See You." The lyrics of "If I lose My Mind" makes you sit up and listen, particularly considering this was released in 1971.

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

3/5

‘Love Me’ and ‘The Great Divide’ are the stand out tracks! The rest: meh. Searing, incisive commentary, I know...

Doolittle

Pixies

5/5

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

1/5

What can I say? I tried, but it is just not my thing. I once went to a jazz club in Budapest (Beth will remember this!) and thought maybe it was a turning point for me on my musical pathway, but it was just a cul-de-sac…

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

3/5

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

2/5

Teenager Of The Year

Frank Black

4/5

I really enjoyed listening to this album! I knew ‘Headache’ but not the other songs. I’ll definitely return to this one.

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

3/5

Eighties tastic-strangely enjoyable.

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

4/5

I really like this- psychedelic and medieval! I found the rhymes and lyrics in ‘Bert’s Blues’ particularly pleasing!! ‘season of the witch’- rivals ‘Monster Mash’ as a great Halloween tune. ‘breezes of Patchouli’- great title! This song really appeals to me: ‘Darkness of my mind…’ ‘Museum’- also loved this!

Back In Black

AC/DC

1/5

Damaged

Black Flag

1/5

I found this ok, but maybe a little too much over breakfast. When it got to ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’ I was hoping for an ABBA cover…

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

4/5

I liked this and would definitely listen again!

Timeless

Goldie

1/5

Not really my thing but I did listen to it!

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

So happy to hear this!!! It was fortuitous that it was delivered on a Sunday morning!

Diamond Life

Sade

2/5

Very eighties! Smooth operator- I always thought it was someone who connected telephone lines…

Bummed

Happy Mondays

4/5

I will listen to this today!

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Despite Van being a dick, I love this album soooo much! I have so many lovely memories attached to this album, especially the song ‘Into the Mystic.’

Rage Against The Machine

3/5

I really enjoyed listening to this album-very familiar yet just before my time.

Beautiful Freak

Eels

3/5

Loved Novocaine for the Soul and Susan’s House- the big singles!

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

A great album for Christmas Day!

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Loved this!

Two Dancers

Wild Beasts

4/5

I had never heard of this band or artist before so it was, for me, a new discovery. I think the beauty of this album is in his voice, which has such an impressive range.

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

2/5

I enjoyed this for about twenty minutes before it all got a bit samey… it is obviously an influential album though so I’m glad I listened to it.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

This is our Hogmanay listening! I really enjoyed this and have added it to my playlist. I can’t believe I’ve never listened to it before.

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

3/5

Well, this album starts with a bang! If it starts with a primal scream, where will it go? This is an album worth a second listen.

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

3/5

Enjoyed this.

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

4/5

Great album!

Hotel California

Eagles

2/5

I found this strangely disappointing- I wanted it to be more than it is.

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

4/5

An album from my university days! I loved listening to this again! It seemed so familiar, yet it is old. I can’t help but think it is timeless in its melodies and smart lyrics.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

I ‘discovered’ this when I was 19 and at university and it quickly became my favourite album. Listening to it again (as I do often!), it is layered with memory. I love ‘A Case of You,’ which appeals to my romantic sensibility, the meaning in the lyrics evolving over time. ‘Carey’- wonderful instrumentality, poetic lyrically. ‘Blue’- ‘songs are like tattoos’- aren’t they just?

The Blueprint

JAY Z

2/5

I think I need to listen to this again. On first listen, I thought it was a bit dull. For aficionados, that must be a shocking statement! I enjoyed listening to Dangermouse, a mashup of Jay z and the Beatles.

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

3/5

Enjoyed this!

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

Very funky- very listenable ! Everyday People and Stand! We’re my favourites!

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

4/5

I loved Fiona Apple in the nineties and I didn’t expect this album to be a Tidal 2. I expected it to be more grown up. I loved the humorous irony in the lyrics and in particular the hilarious lyrics on ‘Rack of His’. I think it definitely warrants another listen as I get the feeling that like Tidal, there’s always something new to discover. It’s called ‘Fetch the Boltcutters’ - a pithy command of ever I heard one and once she’s unleashed, Fiona doesn’t hold back and I love that!!

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

2/5

If you don’t listen to the lyrics, this is an incredible, multi-dimensional album with such creative sound. But, I hate the lyrics. Can you separate the dancer from the dance?

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg

4/5

I really enjoyed this album . Great lyrics.

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

5/5

Loved this!

Murmur

R.E.M.

5/5

This is nostalgia in an album! I love everything about it- Stipe’s voice, his lyrics and the sound. Radio Free Europe is a brilliant tune.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

5/5

Fab! Classic.

Blur

5/5

Fab! Classic. Loved it!

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

2/5

I wanted to like this and maybe I would if it was on in the background?

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

1/5

This is like listening to one’s brain deconstruct.

The Poet

Bobby Womack

2/5

Smooth!

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

I missed this when it came out so it was great to see what all the fuss was about.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

2/5

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

The issue here is Eric Clapton being a lunatic. It does make you hear ‘Sunshine of your love’ and wonder what the hell happened to him during the intervening years. This is- musically- a brilliant album but my enjoyment of it was hampered by Eric’s views that the planet has been hypnotised into getting vaccinated.

Mask

Bauhaus

3/5

I didn’t listen to it all, but I enjoyed the dramatic gothic sound!

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

4/5

Great album!

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

4/5

Loved the samples.

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

2/5

This has lots of familiar songs on it. It makes me feel nostalgic, but with a more critical ear, it is pretty bland rock.

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

3/5

This is so much better and enjoyable than I expected!!!

Adele

3/5

I actually find her voice a bit overwrought and I can’t listen to it all in one go. It lacks subtlety and nuance in the sound, but you can’t deny that she’s a good song writer. I’d probably prefer to listen to Kraftwerk than this.

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

What can I say? This was an absolute joy to listen to!

Ctrl

SZA

1/5

Sorry but I didn’t like this at all

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Classic!

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Classic!

Paul Simon

5/5

Listened to this twice and thoroughly enjoyed it!

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

3/5

Old fashioned but so enjoyable! It took me back to watching Calamity Jane as a kid!

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

This requires a second listen.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Great voice and I loved the big songs like Bad Moon Rising!

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

5/5

I didn’t know this album at all. My knowledge of the Beach Boys begins and ends with Pet Sounds. I really liked this album- it seemed so familiar. I can totally hear where Belle and Sebastian get their sound. Those Harmonies…

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab

4/5

A very enjoyable listening experience

Parklife

Blur

5/5

Fabulous and so nostalgic for me. I remember seeing Blur perform Park Life on The Word!

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

5/5

I LOVE Teenage Fanclub. That is all I can say. From the minute I put this on, to the minute it is over, it is such a genuine pleasure.

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

The Kinks

4/5

A good album with some real classics!

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

This was ok, but I prefer Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday… This probably deserves another listen!

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Energetic and fun! I enjoyed this a lot!

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

2/5

I wasn’t so keen on this one…

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

2/5

Ol’ blue eyes is a brilliant crooner and has a mellifluous voice, but I find listening to this like being in a lift in an enormous hotel and it is going nowhere really slowly.

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

5/5

I really love this album. It is like being Cleopatra and getting into a lovely warm bath of milk (Tigermilk).

Station To Station

David Bowie

4/5

Love this! Especially Wild is the Wind!

Hypnotised

The Undertones

4/5

Great voice and a very enjoyable album!