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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts The Adverts	5	2.97	+2.03
The Hour Of Bewilderbeast Badly Drawn Boy	5	3.13	+1.87
Music Has The Right To Children Boards of Canada	4	2.91	+1.09
Tical Method Man	4	2.94	+1.06

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Your Arsenal Morrissey	1	3.05	-2.05
I See A Darkness Bonnie "Prince" Billy	1	2.97	-1.97
Blackstar David Bowie	2	3.48	-1.48
Songs From A Room Leonard Cohen	2	3.16	-1.16
461 Ocean Boulevard Eric Clapton	2	3.12	-1.12
Lady Soul Aretha Franklin	3	4.05	-1.05

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461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

2/5

It’s listenable but not outstanding. Pretty run of the mill, derivative close to appropriation. Can’t separate Clapton’s toxic racism and politics from his work.

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Boston

3/5

Some classics like More Than a Feeling but the rest pretty samey.

Common

4/5

Great. Can hear a lot of influences like NAS and how he’s influenced others like Mos Def. Can’t believe I’d never heard this before.

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

2/5

It’s listenable but not outstanding. Pretty run of the mill, derivative close to appropriation. Can’t separate Clapton’s toxic racism and politics from his work.

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

2/5

Okay. Some interesting songs like The Partisan but I found it too stripped back and monotonous. I’m still failing to get Cohen.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

Some classic tracks such as Smoke on the Water and Highway Superstar, and I really enjoyed the energy and musicianship.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

EXCELLENT! I loved this, it sounded great live and what an amazing talent Janis was! I loved the cover of Summertime and Take Another Little Piece of My Heart Now Baby. LOVE the Crumb cover, of course! Will definitely listen to this again.

Tical

Method Man

4/5

Excellent – I love the raps and beats (even if all WTC sounds the same), will definitely listen closer.

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

3/5

Interesting and definitely full of depth – I feel like I need another listen. Reminded me a bit of Khadija Bonet. Can't believe I'd never heard of her!

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Love this album! Such a classic! Don't know if I could listen to it again, given I spent so much of my tragic youth listening to this and Grace by Jeff Buckley, but it was great.

Gris Gris

Dr. John

3/5

Just to keep review in place. I did like his last album

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

Classic. Just classic. You can feel the energy, and a great companion to Fulsom Prison, which is one of my favourites. Interesting this was chosen over that.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

5/5

I remember this and the Andy Votel mix of Round the Block! On relistening, it’s awesome. Rich, layered, complex, beautiful. I’ll definitely listen to this again.

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

4/5

Awesome classic. Jane Says, Had a Dad and Mountain Song. Never listened as closely as RDLH but really enjoyed it. But will RDLH be included as well?

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

1/5

Sorry can’t listen to this. Morrissey was never as good solo as he was with Marr, and his racism has spoilt him for me.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

4/5

Although at first I didn't love this as much as Badmotorfinger, which I reckon is their masterpiece, I ended up loving this as a reminder of my youth. Songs like Black Days and Black Hole Sun are now poignant, and given I loved King Animal, I reckon this holds it own.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

4/5

Absolute super classic. Loved this!

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

5/5

Awesome! I LOVED this! Such great songs, such great lyrics and melodies. So sophisticated for seemingly simple punk music. Brilliant. How did I ever miss this band?

Blackstar

David Bowie

2/5

Loved classic Bowie but found his new stuff hard to get through. I'll give it another go – only because it's Bowie. Didn't really do it for me, didn't get past second track, it was very meandering and unengaging.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

3/5

Totally overrated band but this was a good album. Made me think I’d relisten to their other stuff now too.

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

2/5

Some interesting moments and quite musically diverse but reminded me of the worst excesses of mid 2000s "art pop" – mostly self indulgent and unlistenable. What's wrong with a melody?

Phrenology

The Roots

4/5

Love the Roots. Great album.

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

4/5

TBC

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

3/5

Raucous and fun, I enjoyed this!

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

3/5

I didn't remember this until I heard it, and it brought back so many memories, of that Stone Roses/Happy Mondays vibe. I never realised Jah Wobble wasn't black either. Great stuff — especially Visions of You.

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

3/5

YASS! Super classic! Love White Lines and The Message but this was so informative and interesting! Didn't realise how funky it was, like She's Fresh. And more funk than rap. Loved this. Will definitely listen to this again!

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

3/5

Really enjoyed this at the time...and quite enjoyed it now, though I wonder about their other albums

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

3/5

It was fine. A bit all over the place and I’ve heard these songs so much they didn’t really make an impression.

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

1/5

Weird, not quirky. Overrated. Derivative. Unlistenable.

Risque

CHIC

4/5

Excellent. Such musicianship and sophistication. Loved it.