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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
A Grand Don't Come For Free The Streets	5	2.67	+2.33
Technique New Order	5	3.17	+1.83
Tigermilk Belle & Sebastian	5	3.23	+1.77
Astral Weeks Van Morrison	5	3.27	+1.73
Juju Siouxsie And The Banshees	5	3.33	+1.67
Blackstar David Bowie	5	3.48	+1.52
A Hard Day's Night Beatles	5	3.9	+1.1
Music Has The Right To Children Boards of Canada	4	2.91	+1.09

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Hotel California Eagles	1	3.6	-2.6
Antichrist Superstar Marilyn Manson	1	2.48	-1.48
Crime Of The Century Supertramp	2	3.41	-1.41
Lady In Satin Billie Holiday	2	3.23	-1.23
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman John Zorn	1	2.23	-1.23
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin	3	4.09	-1.09

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A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

5/5

A fantastic companion piece to Arctic Monkeys' debut album. Every word feels perfectly chosen to draw out comedy or poignancy to the max. As a result, I really enjoy the repetition of phrases over and over again. A fantastic snapshot of early 2000s Britain, one to enjoy further in the future.

5 likes

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

The Kinks

4/5

Definitely one to revisit, and pay more attention to, especially the lyrics. A harder Beatles basically, with a cool concept. Catchy enough here and there

1 likes

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Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

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Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

3/5

Fun, playful, funky, trying to redo green onions, but that's not a necessarily bad thing

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Fun, bluesy, a few great stand outs, but a lot of the same otherwise

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

4/5

Really great celtic pub rock vibes, little bit of U2 coming through, maybe a few tracks too many, but the highs are very high- 2nd track in particular

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

2/5

Fails to reconcile the heartbreaking vocals and joyful orchestral score, thus left with a confused mixture of both. Again, somewhat repetitive, some hits but mostly filler

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Great variety in sound, vocals and instruments in glorious harmony, fun and heartfelt

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

4/5

Better than expected, varied styles, surprisingly heartfelt but also danceable in places, a surprise hit for me

Hotel California

Eagles

1/5

It's so bland compared to their contemporaries and inspirations: none of the politics of CCR, none of the of the romantic complications of Fleetwood Mac, none of the creativity of Steely Dan- just rock ballad after rock ballad

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

5/5

Despite being a huge B&S fan, I'd not heard many tracks from the debut. What a mistake. It's twee as fuck, but gloriously so. The jangly guitars, gorgeous brass, delightful woodwind. It's indie, and cute, and mischievous, and sincere. I'm biased but I love this shit.

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

The Kinks

4/5

Definitely one to revisit, and pay more attention to, especially the lyrics. A harder Beatles basically, with a cool concept. Catchy enough here and there

With The Beatles

Beatles

3/5

Even as a diehard Beatles fan, I question this album's presence on the list. It's totally fine, decent pop covers, but nowhere near as influential impressive, or enjoyable as the albums that came before or after it. Not bad, but not great.

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

4/5

Interesting but obtuse. Probably not something that I would listen to exclusively, but maybe an album to return to when studying. Definitely earns its place on the list though.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

Starts strong, but loses steam after the title track, and only returns to form at the last one. Funky and a summery vibe, but lower half drags everything else down with it.

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

5/5

Blackstar

David Bowie

5/5

Even if only on an intellectual level, you have to admire the boldness of the album. Mixing modern hip-hop with art rock and experimental jazz is impressive for any artist, let alone one in their 60s. But the emotion carries it as well, with the final track in particular hitting home deeply.

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

1/5

Not as abrasive as others have made out, but still a tough listen. There's probably something clever and meaningful in amongst the chaos, but I'll be damned if I'm going to try and find it.

Bad

Michael Jackson

3/5

Good singles with a lot of ok filler. Nothing bad but not my cup of tea

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

4/5

Need to listen more but enjoyed it a fair bit.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

5/5

Dark and gothic, but also driving and catchy. A clear inspiration for some of my favourite artists, with great singles to boot.

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

3/5

Not bad. Some decent tracks, but a fair bit of filler, and generally not my cup of tea.

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

2/5

Individually, I like the dance beats and indie pop, but I'm very uncertain as to the success of the pairing. Disappointing in that I thought this would be right up my street

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

3/5

Pretty smooth and enjoyable, some digable planets and tribe vibes.

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

4/5

Very smooth, and very chill. Two great artists bouncing off each other in harmony.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

4/5

I'm not an expert on trip-hop but I think it's worth appreciating the album as many do as the origin of the genre. Based on my listen, I should give the genre a try cause this is pretty sick

Roxy Music

3/5

A bit kitsch for my liking, but some interesting sounds here

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

2/5

First two tracks are cool Bond themes, the rest are melodramatic tripe. Why is this on the the list?

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Kind of a disappointment. Some absolute bangers (the opening 2 tracks) with some overly long, stodgy, and outright plagiarism.

1999

Prince

4/5

Funky and enjoyable, with some weirder moments here and there. Very long, and probably doesn't need that length.

Technique

New Order

5/5

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

5/5

Hard to describe in words, but the serenity and melancholic charm is undeniable. Love it.

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Aphex Twin

4/5

Not the easiest listen, but interesting and clearly influential. Definitely one to come back to in the future.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

2/5

Not great, but not the worst thing ever. Occasionally entertaining but more often a reminder of why prog rock can seem inaccessible and snobby

Opus Dei

Laibach

3/5

Impressive but not my thing. Occasionally hilarious and thought provoking, but a hard sell to recommend.

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

Just what I wanted from beck. Melancholic lyrics but never to the point of melodrama, and with a sound to match

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

4/5

Bonkers yet fun, cheesy, Springsteen-style metal-ish prog pop-rock

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

5/5

Easily the best Beatlemania album. Packed with classic hits and underrated gems. The first album with all original material, and a fantastic movie to boot.

Elvis Presley

3/5

Historical but not great today. Enjoyable in places, but often samey and with poor production.

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

1/5

No.

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

3/5

Didn't enjoy as much as I thought I would, being an alt-rock album from the 90s. The ska and high energy vibes get a bit obnoxious after 20 min, let alone 40. OK in small doses, but pretty unmemorable for a whole album.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

The hits are absolutely incredible, with some decent extras, but a lot of misses as filler. The highs are very high, but the lows are as equally low.