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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Bandwagonesque Teenage Fanclub	5	3.05	+1.95
Tigermilk Belle & Sebastian	5	3.22	+1.78
Surf's Up The Beach Boys	5	3.31	+1.69
Blur Blur	5	3.33	+1.67
Urban Hymns The Verve	5	3.35	+1.65
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	3.86	-2.86
Back At The Chicken Shack Jimmy Smith	1	3.39	-2.39
Ctrl SZA	1	2.92	-1.92
Damaged Black Flag	1	2.87	-1.87
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	3.42	-1.42
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	2	3.42	-1.42
At Fillmore East The Allman Brothers Band	2	3.38	-1.38

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Artist	Albums	Average
Blur	2	5

5-Star Albums (16)

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Back In Black

AC/DC

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.

12 likes

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).

2 likes

Doolittle

Pixies

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.

1 likes

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.

1 likes

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!