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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Chocolate & Cheese
Ween
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5 | 3.11 | +1.89 |
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Things We Lost In The Fire
Low
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5 | 3.12 | +1.88 |
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In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Neutral Milk Hotel
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5 | 3.55 | +1.45 |
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Once
Nightwish
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4 | 2.77 | +1.23 |
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Out Of Time
R.E.M.
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5 | 3.89 | +1.11 |
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Animals
Pink Floyd
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5 | 3.93 | +1.07 |
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Shack-man
Medeski, Martin & Wood
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4 | 2.99 | +1.01 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Piñata
Freddie Gibbs
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1 | 2.84 | -1.84 |
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Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)
Jai Paul
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1 | 2.73 | -1.73 |
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Homogenic
Björk
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2 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
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Madvillainy
Madvillain
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2 | 3.38 | -1.38 |
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The Best of The Hot 5 & Hot 7 Recordings
Louis Armstrong
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2 | 3.33 | -1.33 |
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King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown
King Tubby
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2 | 3.25 | -1.25 |
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Paid In Full
Eric B. & Rakim
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2 | 3.25 | -1.25 |
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Rip It Off
Times New Viking
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1 | 2.22 | -1.22 |
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Hammersmith Odeon, London '75
Bruce Springsteen
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2 | 3.13 | -1.13 |
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Come On Over
Shania Twain
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2 | 3.1 | -1.1 |
5-Star Albums (5)
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Popular Reviews
Anaïs Mitchell · 2 likes
3/5
It was ok even though it’s not really my thing.
The Stooges · 1 likes
2/5
Not a very good live album.
Low · 1 likes
5/5
One of my favorite bands. Love the dreamy feeling.
The Burning Hell · 1 likes
4/5
I had never heard of them. This was very good.
Nujabes · 1 likes
3/5
I didn’t like the rap but the rest was ok.
1-Star Albums (3)
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Times New Viking
1/5
I listened to all 1089 albums from the books. Now I’m on the listener suggested. This one is not even lo-fi it’s no-fi. I couldn’t discern a song here.
The Jesus Lizard
2/5
A massive slab of noise.
Hikaru Utada
3/5
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
4/5
Very good. I love the atmospheric sounds. Their later albums are better but this is still good.
Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
3/5
This is pretty good. Not my favorite by him.
Kano
2/5
Not horrible, just not my thing.
Salif Keita
3/5
Streetlight Manifesto
3/5
Chappell Roan
3/5
HELLYEAH
3/5
Vampire Weekend
3/5
Nothing special, just ok
The Vaccines
3/5
This was pretty good. Nothing memorable but nothing bad.
Joe Jackson
3/5
The Stooges
2/5
Not a very good live album.
Chris de Burgh
2/5
Didn’t like this one.
Avenged Sevenfold
3/5
It was ok.
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
2/5
3/5
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
3/5
It’s fine although it’s essentially one long song.
Backstreet Boys
2/5
Boy bands are not my vibe.
Shania Twain
2/5
Lame country pop.
Jai Paul
1/5
A bunch of half finished demos of uninteresting songs.
2/5
Roger Waters
3/5
Sparks
3/5
Johnny Winter
3/5
Magdalena Bay
3/5
Status Quo
3/5
Pretty good straight ahead rock.
First Aid Kit
3/5
It was fine. Nothing bad on this.
The Burning Hell
4/5
I had never heard of them. This was very good.
Bruce Springsteen
2/5
I’m not a normally a fan of live albums and this didn’t move the needle.
INXS
3/5
Marillion
3/5
Crash Test Dummies
3/5
Ty Segall
3/5
Slowdive
3/5
Cluster
3/5
Tame Impala
3/5
Bon Iver
3/5
It was ok, nothing special.
Cardiacs
2/5
Didn’t care for this. Plus it’s too long.
R.E.M.
5/5
Excellent. The songs are good to great.
Jeff Rosenstock
3/5
This was pretty good. None of the songs stuck with me but a good listen nonetheless.
Dave Matthews Band
3/5
It was fine. Nothing bad. Nothing special.
Ween
5/5
One of my favorite bands with one of their best albums. Excellent beginning to end.
Margot & The Nuclear So And So's
3/5
Ian McDonald
3/5
Ok prog rock
Amon Düül II
3/5
The Posies
3/5
Procol Harum
4/5
Mostly very good.
Damien Rice
3/5
Talking Heads
3/5
I don’t usually like live albums. But this wasn’t too bad.
Screaming Females
3/5
This was pretty good. Nothing fantastic but good for a listen.
Anaïs Mitchell
3/5
It was ok even though it’s not really my thing.
It’s different but it’s ok.
Operation Ivy
3/5
It was ok.
Ornette Coleman
3/5
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
Pleasant but dull. Just ok.
Bad Religion
3/5
An ok punk album
THE SPORTS
3/5
ISIS
3/5
It was pretty good except for the harsh vocals.
Joe Cocker
2/5
I don’t care for live albums. This didn’t move the needle.
Vangelis
3/5
It was ok.
Mylène Farmer
3/5
Tally Hall
3/5
Unwound
3/5
This was pretty good. Nothing great but ok to listen to once.
5/5
One of my favorite bands. Love the dreamy feeling.
The Lumineers
3/5
Meh. Kind of dull.
Portishead
3/5
Sublime
3/5
The Caretaker
2/5
Old time music with scratches and pops. Not exactly the type of music I would listen to.
Gang of Youths
3/5
The Groundhogs
3/5
Mull Historical Society
3/5
Freddie Gibbs
1/5
I hate this kind of rap. And I in general hate rap.
The Chameleons
3/5
It was ok.
Nightwish
4/5
Very good symphonic metal.
Gurrumul
3/5
Very different. OK but unremarkable.
Bloc Party
3/5
Gotcha!
2/5
Didn’t really like this. It wasn’t terrible.
Susanne Sundfør
3/5
It’s fine. Very mellow.
The Hold Steady
3/5
TOOL
4/5
Very good. The songs were very long but good.
Medeski, Martin & Wood
4/5
Not normally a fan of jazz. But this style I do like and this was very good.
Pink Floyd
5/5
This is excellent. They had a streak of brilliant albums.
This was good. One excellent song, the last one. The rest were ok.
Martha
3/5
Quicksand
3/5
The National
3/5
It was ok. Nothing special stood out.
Spose
3/5
I usually hate rap but this wasn’t terrible. It had actual music and it was fine.
Earth, Wind & Fire
3/5
It was good. It’s not the type of music I usually listen to but I liked it.
3/5
There were some nice moments here but not many memorable.
Nujabes
3/5
I didn’t like the rap but the rest was ok.
Chuck Berry
3/5
It was ok. Old fashioned rock and roll.
Guy Clark
3/5
David Allan Coe
3/5
Daft Punk
3/5
It was ok. Electronica is not my favorite genre. But it was listenable.
Billy Squier
3/5
Pretty standard early 80s rock. Not bad. Not great.
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera
3/5
Fairly good.
Cat System Corp.
2/5
Not my thing.
WHY?
3/5
The Chats
3/5
Standard punk. Just ok.
Black Devil Disco Club
3/5
Alabama 3
3/5
Comus
3/5
Pretty good. Prog folk is interesting.
Korn
2/5
Bleh. Not my thing.
That Handsome Devil
3/5
Phish
2/5
A live album from a jam band. Double ugh.
Baroness
3/5
Ornatos Violeta
3/5
Primus
3/5
A little too quirky for me but it was ok for one listen.
Various Artists
3/5
Music from a video game I’ve never heard of. It’s fine.
Great Big Sea
3/5
TOOL
3/5
Powderfinger
3/5
Bob Mould
3/5
Meh. It was ok.
Psyche Origami
2/5
I don’t like most hip hop. This was no exception.
Chico Science
3/5
It was ok.
3/5
Alexisonfire
3/5
It’s not terrible. But I don’t like screamed vocals.
Daft Punk
3/5
It’s ok. Not really my style of music.
Faith No More
3/5
It wasn’t all bad. There were only a couple songs I liked.
Madvillain
2/5
I don’t like hip hop but this wasn’t horrible hip hop.
System Of A Down
4/5
Several great songs but not perfect.
Graham Parker
3/5
Death
3/5
Not usually a genre I listen to but it was ok.
Pedro The Lion
3/5
Vampire Weekend
3/5
John Martyn
2/5
Blander than bland
Frank Zappa
4/5
This is very good. A bit off kilter. But that makes it interesting.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
2/5
Just did not like this. Bad and boring songs.
Paul McCartney
3/5
It was good a couple of really good songs and some filler.
Jóhann Jóhannsson
3/5
This was nice background music.
The Weeknd
3/5
Not my favorite style of music but it was ok.
Jason Isbell
3/5
Meh. Kind of boring but not terrible.
Matthew Good Band
3/5
The Amazing Devil
3/5
The Tragically Hip
3/5
Debbie Gibson
3/5
It’s fine for 80s pop.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
3/5
Blues songs kind of sound the same to me but this was fine.
Paramore
3/5
Wussy
4/5
I like this kind of music and I like this.
Death Cab for Cutie
3/5
The Dear Hunter
3/5
Yellowcard
3/5
Standard emo punk. Nothing special.
Fontaines D.C.
3/5
Josh Ritter
3/5
It’s ok.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
3/5
Titus Andronicus
3/5
Turnstile
3/5
Q65
3/5
It was pretty good.
Valerie June
3/5
This was pretty good.
Nuyorican Soul
3/5
Crystal Castles
2/5
This was mostly annoying with few good spots.
Daft Punk
3/5
It was pretty good. Nothing special but nothing bad.
Tom Petty
4/5
He doesn’t have any bad songs. This was very good.
Biffy Clyro
3/5
Dead Boys
3/5
Transvision Vamp
3/5
David Baerwald
2/5
This was blah for me. Nothing clicked.
Karnivool
3/5
It’s pretty good. Sounds a lot like Tool. And that’s not bad.
King Tubby
2/5
With no melody at all everything sounds the same. Boring.
Eric B. & Rakim
2/5
Bleh. I don’t like hip hop and this didn’t move the needle.
The Alan Parsons Project
3/5
It was ok.
Al Stewart
3/5
Tom Misch
2/5
Smooth as a bowling ball. It’s not terrible but it’s not my style.
The Sound
3/5
Emicida
2/5
Rap is slightly better when you don’t understand what they are saying but I still don’t care for it.
Bruce Hornsby
3/5
Meh. It wasn’t bad but it did nothing for me.
Kaizers Orchestra
3/5
Lady Gaga
3/5
Björk
2/5
Too weird for my taste.
Wishbone Ash
3/5
It’s fairly good. Not great but nothing bad here.
Protomartyr
3/5
Louis Armstrong
2/5
Don’t really care for this old timey jazz. It might be good but I don’t like it that much.
Sufjan Stevens
3/5
Vince Guaraldi Trio
4/5
This is the one Christmas album I will listen to. Very good.
Michael Hurley
3/5
It was fairly good folk. Nothing stood out.
Porcupine Tree
3/5
Floating Points
3/5
It was pleasant but forgettable. Just music to chill to.
Men I Trust
3/5
Neutral Milk Hotel
5/5
One of my favorite albums of all time. Brilliant from beginning to end.
Ex-Easter Island Head
3/5
Tori Amos
3/5
Charli xcx
3/5
The Tragically Hip
3/5
Built To Spill
3/5
BABYMETAL
3/5
It was fairly good. Not exactly my style of music. But it was ok for a listen.
Ookla The Mok
3/5
This was ok. Like a cross between They Might Be Giants and Barenaked Ladies. A concept album about monkeys is a bit odd.
Shudder To Think
2/5
I didn’t really like this. It wasn’t bad it just wasn’t for me.
3/5
The Housemartins
3/5
Helloween
2/5
Did not like this. The vocals are pretty bad. No wonder they brought in a new one for the next album.
Daniel Bélanger
3/5
Café Tacvba
3/5
John Coltrane
3/5
The B-52's
3/5
Extremoduro
3/5
Mac DeMarco
2/5
Meh. Didn’t really like this one.
Everything Everything
3/5
Chet Baker
3/5
Shihad
3/5
Noname
2/5
It’s not terrible but I didn’t really like it. Most hip hop I don’t like.
Current 93
3/5
Robyn
3/5
The Marcus King Band
3/5
The Weakerthans
3/5
Refused
3/5
Ozzy Osbourne
3/5
This was just ok.
Slapstick
3/5
Crass
2/5
The Mountain Goats
3/5
Snarky Puppy
3/5
Jellyfish
3/5
The War On Drugs
3/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
The Upsetters
3/5
Not bad
Garbage
3/5
The Mountain Goats
3/5
Clutch
3/5
New Model Army
2/5
I just didn’t like this. Nothing on it interested me.
Steven Wilson
4/5
This was very good. I really like this kind of music.
Harry Styles
3/5
Meh
Depeche Mode
3/5
Jimmy Buffett
3/5
Bohren & Der Club Of Gore
3/5
Nice relaxing music
Beyoncé
2/5
Not my thing. Didn’t like this.
John Mayer
3/5
The Notwist
3/5