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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Ananda Shankar Ananda Shankar	5	2.83	+2.17
Roger the Engineer The Yardbirds	5	3.11	+1.89
Dig Your Own Hole The Chemical Brothers	5	3.12	+1.88
Dry PJ Harvey	5	3.24	+1.76
Cross Justice	5	3.27	+1.73
Faust IV Faust	4	2.78	+1.22
Want Two Rufus Wainwright	4	2.84	+1.16
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine	5	4	+1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Parachutes Coldplay	2	3.46	-1.46
Locust Abortion Technician Butthole Surfers	1	2.38	-1.38
Figure 8 Elliott Smith	2	3.33	-1.33
Pornography The Cure	2	3.31	-1.31
Marcus Garvey Burning Spear	2	3.19	-1.19
Hunky Dory David Bowie	3	4	-1

5-Star Albums (6)

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Dry

PJ Harvey

5/5

Packed with emotion, melancholic, but still interesting and melodic. I will definitely listen to it again.

1 likes

Ananda Shankar

5/5

I just get the vibe.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (1)

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Rio

Duran Duran

3/5

Pretty nice, but nothing that immediately caught my attention. I'm a bit confused why some songs have more plays than others, because they were not necessarily better in my opinion.

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

3/5

Nice pop-funk, but a little bit too clean for my taste. Not something I will regularly re-listen to.

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

4/5

Hard, fast and fun. I just wish there was a little bit more variety in there.

Dry

PJ Harvey

5/5

Packed with emotion, melancholic, but still interesting and melodic. I will definitely listen to it again.

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Exactly how I imagined a Rage Against The Machine album (never heard one before). Fast, hard and angry.

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Probably an inspiration for Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino by Arctic Monkeys. Liked it, but it did no catch me.

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

2/5

I am really uneducated about reggae, so I have to go with my gut feeling about this. While it is relaxing and easy to listen to, it just isn't music I am really passionate for.

High Violet

The National

3/5

Soothing and easy. Could be nice background music, but nothing I would listen to directly.

Parachutes

Coldplay

2/5

Okayish for me. Nothing more to say.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

2/5

Generally nice and easy music, but sadly also kinda bland. I don't dislike it, but it also doesn't excite me in any way.

Faust IV

Faust

4/5

Very weird and experimental, but I enjoyed it.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

Soothing and chill album with a nice voice and good guitar work. I like it.

Cross

Justice

5/5

Finally was able to listen to the whole album. Would definitely do it again.

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

Really cool. Quiet jazzy with lots of groove, but also really accessible.

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

4/5

Did not know what to expect, but it was really enjoyable. I get why George Michael is such a big name.

Roger the Engineer

The Yardbirds

5/5

I really like it. It feels like it was inspiration for King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Some songs are feeling a little out of place and the whole album is somewhat incoherent, but I had fun listening to it.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

3/5

Somewhat mediocre for such a highly praised album. It's not bad my any means, but it does not excite me.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

Seems like good music and good musicianship, but it did not really catch me. R&B was never my type of music. I can appreciate the craft though.

Fleet Foxes

3/5

I think I would really like this if I was more into folk music, but currently it is more 'kinda nice' for me.

White Ladder

David Gray

4/5

I'm not sure if I really like this album or if I just had a good mood today in general. At least I don't find it bad or anything.

White Light / White Heat

The Velvet Underground

2/5

Not really enjoyable for me. But some parts are interesting, which is the only reason why it gets 2 stars from me.

Pornography

The Cure

2/5

I don't know, but it seems like I can't get into post punk stuff. The vibe does not match with me and it also lacks interesting melodies.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

4/5

Cool and interesting sound, but I will probably need listen to it a few more times to really get to like it.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

2/5

For me it was too simple and bland in most parts. It would have been a slightly better album if it was shorter.

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

3/5

I like electronic and sample heavy music in general, so I expected to like this album. While I got the vibe the most part, I think some songs had samples which were played just too often and the album itself was a good 15min too long for my taste.

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

4/5

It was nice listening to it while working. I liked the vibe and could see myself putting it on again as background music. Solid 4 stars.

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

4/5

I expected to not like it, but it was more enjoyable than I thought. The esoteric stuff is a bit annoying, but besides that it is kind of progressive and has interesting parts.

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

5/5

Love that stuff. It's definitely not something I can hear all the time, but when I'm in the mood it slaps.

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

3/5

I' not that much into Hip Hop, because hearing that much text feels pretty exhausting to me, especially on such a long album. I can appreciate the art, but it's not something I can listen to regularly.

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

2/5

It was definitely interesting to listen to the origins of DJing and Hip Hop, but the music just does not hold up. So I'm happy that I listened to it, but I feel not the urge to listen to it again.

Ananda Shankar

5/5

I just get the vibe.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

3/5

Hmm, it is certainly good music, but nothing I get exited about.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5

Until now I only knew Deep Purple as a big name in hard rock. The album is pretty cool, especially for the era it was released in.

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

1/5

Normally I am that kind of guy giving shit like this 5 stars, but it seems like I finally found my limit of weirdness I can tolerate with this album. There is absolutely nothing that I can enjoy on this record.

Want Two

Rufus Wainwright

4/5

The first few songs were really intriguing, but then it got a bit boring in the middle part. The end was more interesting again though, so I think I will give 4 stars.

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

3/5

Cool usage of samples and musical styles together with nice flow. Unfortunately I really did not feel it today, so I have to give 3 stars. 3 is minimum for music I can respect, but I can't give more, because it did not hook me.

Illmatic

Nas

3/5

Nice old school rap. I am happy that I listened to it, but I will probably not actively listen to it again.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

4/5

Enjoyable.