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3.25
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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
The Undertones
The Undertones
5 3.24 +1.76
2112
Rush
5 3.36 +1.64
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
5 3.72 +1.28
Giant Steps
The Boo Radleys
4 2.88 +1.12

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
1 3.2 -2.2
The Joshua Tree
U2
2 3.66 -1.66
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
2 3.33 -1.33
Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
2 3.15 -1.15

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2112 by Rush

fucking amazing. a 20 minute sci-fi epic in 7 parts. this is everything I want out of music. the b side isn't bad, but I'm rating this 5 stars for the title track alone

The Undertones by The Undertones

upbeat energetic old school punk. nice and melodic. its short enough so as not to get repetitive. really good album

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

weird as hell. it seems like black midi took a lot of influence from this. its definitely not something I'd listen to all the time but its interesting for sure.

1-Star Albums (1)

All Ratings (28)

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield
May 18 2022

Retro vibes. Not bad but I can't really see myself coming back to this. It's pretty chill and inoffensive, it just didn't grab me at all. Overall, this is the sort of stuff that I wouldn't mind as background music; there just weren't any hooks to make me want to seek this album out again.

May 19 2022

some cool soundscapes and nice production. most of the songs drag on though. highlights: the bones of you grounds for divorce the fix one day like this

Teen Dream by Beach House
May 20 2022

Some nice synth textures here. Overall a little too downtempo and one-note for me. I feel like good headphones and a joint may improve the album though.

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson
May 23 2022

not a huge fan. I can hear some Beatles influence but this is nowhere near as good as them. Jump into the Fire is the highlight of the album for sure, but other than that none of the songs really grabbed me.

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
May 24 2022

kind of a haunting atmosphere. I don't really like it though. the vocals are kind of grating, and it feels like the album is trying to be weird for the sake of being weird. the glorious land would be good if it weren't for the jarring bugle sample. It seems like she really cares a lot about England and I just can't relate

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
May 25 2022

music to make love to. I like the production. also I love how all the songs flow seamlessly; I'm a sucker for albums that do that.

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair
May 26 2022

Quirky 90s indie rock. Overall not too bad, but the instrumentation is a little sparse; I'd have liked to have heard bigger production and more distortion. a pretty good album though

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
May 27 2022

songs of heartbreak and loss. I had high hopes for this album; I've liked the Frank Sinatra I've heard in Fallout, and I love concept albums. overall it had a really warm, nostalgic sound to it, but it was a little too samey for my tastes. its still good background noise though

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds
May 30 2022

some early Beatles vibes. I like the vocal harmonies. not bad but not much sticks out.

Blackstar by David Bowie
May 31 2022

weird and experimental. kind of sad when you know the lore behind it. I feel like if I listened to it again it would get better. its interesting.

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys
Jun 01 2022

When I saw that this was British indie rock, my expectations were kind of low. After Elbow and PJ Harvey, I didn't think much of the genre. This album blew me away. The sheer variety of genres kept it from getting boring over its 64 minute runtime. I'll definitely revisit this one.

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott
Jun 02 2022

I wasnt a big fan of this. the beats were good but nothing really grabbed me. I dont have much experience with rap so maybe I just need more exposure to the genre, but the album just kind of dragged and the hour runtime didn't help.

Pretenders by Pretenders
Jun 03 2022

kind of punkish new wave sound. side A is pretty good, but side B drags a little.

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys
Jun 06 2022

I'm not gonna lie, this album sucked. it had all the grandiose overblown rock sound of U2 combined with the worst parts of folk music. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, there was a slow sappy country song.

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.
Jun 07 2022

this was interesting. it felt like my white ass mom's idea of rap lol. the beats were simple and it was overall kind of goofy, but there were also times that it sounded like a proto-Beastie Boys.

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina
Jun 08 2022

this is the kind of music I came to this project for. this album doesn't exist according to Wikipedia and spotify lol. its like prog-funk? idk what to call it but its pretty badass. I like the variety of sounds on the album and different sections and stuff, its pretty cool.

Jun 09 2022

wow. I'd only ever heard their singles before this album, I had no idea that they rocked this hard. pretty kickass album with lots of good guitar parts.

Slipknot by Slipknot
Jun 10 2022

fast, heavy, aggressive. good drumming. the rap parts were kind of cringe. the vocals in general were kind of hit or miss. overall not bad, I didn't think I would like slipknot this much

Jun 13 2022

mid as hell. overproduced, overdramatic stadium rock shit. I dont see how this gets so highly rated on here. some of the guitar work is alright but thats about the only interesting thing here.

Parallel Lines by Blondie
Jun 14 2022

pretty solid power pop. at its best when it was more guitar heavy rock

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra
Jun 15 2022

pretty dense textured sound. side 3 is incredible. overall it runs a little long but there's some pretty good stuff here.

The Healer by John Lee Hooker
Jun 17 2022

pretty good blues album. there are a few songs where the 80s production shows but other than that it's a solid album

The Undertones by The Undertones
Jun 20 2022

upbeat energetic old school punk. nice and melodic. its short enough so as not to get repetitive. really good album

2112 by Rush
Jun 21 2022

fucking amazing. a 20 minute sci-fi epic in 7 parts. this is everything I want out of music. the b side isn't bad, but I'm rating this 5 stars for the title track alone

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu
Jun 22 2022

weird as hell. it seems like black midi took a lot of influence from this. its definitely not something I'd listen to all the time but its interesting for sure.

Jun 23 2022

its an okay album. even over the nice bossa nova arrangements, this is standard frank Sinatra crooning. I feel like Sinatra doesn't really add much to this album, but I'd be interested in checking out some of Jobim's other work.

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Jun 24 2022

good musicianship and I like the political messages. I feel like I need to be stoned to get the most out of reggae tho lol

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