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You Love More Than Most
Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cupid & Psyche 85 | 5 | 2.38 | +2.62 |
| Honky Tonk Masquerade | 5 | 2.68 | +2.32 |
| Basket of Light | 5 | 2.76 | +2.24 |
| Planet Rock: The Album | 5 | 2.79 | +2.21 |
| Guitar Town | 5 | 2.81 | +2.19 |
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Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK Computer | 1 | 4.1 | -3.1 |
| Kid A | 1 | 3.71 | -2.71 |
| In A Silent Way | 1 | 3.61 | -2.61 |
| Head Hunters | 1 | 3.56 | -2.56 |
| Bookends | 1 | 3.56 | -2.56 |
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Artists with 2+ albums and high weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 4.6 | 4 |
| Tom Waits | 5 | 4.6 | 4 |
| Metallica | 4 | 4.75 | 4 |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4.75 | 4 |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Johnny Cash | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Queen | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 5 | 4.4 | 3.88 |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Nirvana | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Beastie Boys | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Bob Dylan | 7 | 4.14 | 3.8 |
| Green Day | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Aretha Franklin | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Adele | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Iron Maiden | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Run-D.M.C. | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| ZZ Top | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Motörhead | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Emmylou Harris | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Oasis | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Willie Nelson | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| The Pogues | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Rod Stewart | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| The Clash | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| AC/DC | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Rush | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 4.2 | 3.75 |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4.25 | 3.71 |
| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 4.25 | 3.71 |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Beck | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Michael Jackson | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Aerosmith | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
Least Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums and low weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Björk | 4 | 1.25 | 2 |
| My Bloody Valentine | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Kanye West | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Radiohead | 6 | 1.67 | 2.11 |
| Sonic Youth | 5 | 1.6 | 2.13 |
| Miles Davis | 4 | 1.5 | 2.14 |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Spiritualized | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| The Beta Band | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Brian Eno | 5 | 1.8 | 2.25 |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Blur | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Robert Wyatt | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| The Jesus And Mary Chain | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| The The | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Public Image Ltd. | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Can | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Morrissey | 4 | 2 | 2.43 |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| U2 | 4 | 2.25 | 2.57 |
Popular Reviews
Bill Callahan
I'd never heard of Bill Callahan before today. The genre is classed as country, but that isn't the genre I heard upon listening to the album. Wikipedia has it classed more as apocalyptic folk, or doom country... Sounds like they are making up genres, but it does fit better in these categories than just straight "country". This type of music reminds me a lot of Nick Cave's more folk oriented albums.
Bill's deep, slow vocal delivery brings with it feelings of gloom and despair. His phenomenal, poetic lyrics really drive these feelings home. He has a philosophical quality to his music. A few examples of deep lyrics include:
1) From the song Eid Ma Clack Shaw (about the death of someone close to him) :
Love is the king of the beasts,
And when it gets hungry it must kill to eat
2) From the song All Thoughts Are Prey to Some Beast (The eagle is depression and anxiety, and when he shows up all the smaller birds (good thoughts) fly off):
The leafless tree looked like a brain,
The birds within were all the thoughts and desires within me,
Hoppin' around from branch to branch,
Or snug in their nests listenin' in,
An eagle came over the horizon,
And shook the branches with its sight,
The softer thoughts: Starlings, finches and wrens,
The softer thoughts, they all took flight
Overall, this was an amazingly deep album which was a lot to digest. Thankfully, none of the songs overstay their welcome. I listened to it twice today: once for the lyrics, and the second time for the musical accompaniment. An absolute classic of a record. I will definately listen again. I will say, you have to be in a gold head space in order to enjoy this record. It is very heavy and dark, but if you are open to it, it is absolutely beautiful.
Favourite songs: My Friend, Rococo Zephyr, Too Many Birds, Jim Cain, All Thoughts Are Prey to Some Beast, Eid Ma Clack Shaw
Least favourite songs: Invocation of Ratiocination
5/5
22 likes
John Lennon
This is John Lennon's debut solo album after the break-up of the Beatles. At the time, he had been going through some primal scream therapy with his psychiatrist to help work through some childhood trauma. You can really hear it through the lyrics on this record (especially the song Well Well Well where he is almost sacrificing his vocal chords for his screams). The themes of this record include childhood abandonment (Mother), and psychological pain. The song God is almost a farewell letter to the John Lennon everyone knew from the Beatles, and hello to a new John Lennon.
This album was mostly performed in a 3 piece band format, featuring Lennon on guitar and vocals, Ringo Starr on drums, and Klaus Voormann on bass (this is apparently the artist who drew the cover art for the Beatles record, Revolver). The song Love features Phil Spector on piano. Phil also had a hand in producing the record along with John and Yoko.
Upon seeing the title of the record, I was scared that it was going to feature the awful moaning of Yoko Ono, but thankfully, it did not. Apparently John and Yoko both released a record in 1970 named Plastic Ono Band; how cute. I'd rather listen to pigeons fuck than listen to Yoko Ono. I also had a preconceived notion that I would hate this record because it was John Lennon (the only Lennon solo songs I knew are Happy Xmas (War is Over) and Imagine, and I don't care for either one) but this was so much more than that. There was a lot going on with this record, and I really enjoyed it.
Overall, I was very surprised with today's album. It is beautiful. Lennon laid his heart out on tape, and it really comes through. I will definately listen again.
Favourite songs: Well Well Well, I Found Out, Hold On, Mother, Working Class Hero
Least favourite songs: Isolation, Remember, Love
4/5
16 likes
The Louvin Brothers
This is a fantastic album of country/bluegrass/Appalachian music. The harmonies reached by the brothers, and their tenor voices are beautiful. The mandolin playing, especially in the song Let Her Go, God Bless Her, by Ira Louvin is awesome.
This album, as referenced by the title "Tragic Songs of Life" is full of songs about heartache and loss (as is usually the case with country music). The songwriting is beautiful, and each song artfully tells a story.
Notable songs include:
Tiny Broken Heart is a touching song about heartbreak;
The whooping in the song In The Pines is awesome;
The lyrics to Alabama paint a beautiful picture of the state;
Katie Dear is a very dark song about forbidden love;
My Brother's Will is a very sad and beautiful song about the loss of a sibling;
Knoxville Girl was a shockingly morbid song about murder;
Take the News to Mother is a sad song about war and loss;
Mary of the Wild Moor is a sad song about death and loss.
The last four songs were full of messages about God and religion, and were beautiful in their own right.
Notable songs from this section of the album include:
Lord, I'm Coming Home has a haunting, echoy chorus which drives home the message of spiritual awakening;
Thankful is a beautiful hymn about being thankful for the blessings given by God every day.
Favourite songs: "Let Her Go, God Bless Her", "In The Pines", "Alabama", "My Brother's Will", "Knoxville Girl"
Least favourite song : I'll Be All Smiles Tonight
Overall, I really enjoyed this album!
4/5
11 likes
Motörhead
LEMMY!!!
Favourite songs: Overkill, Ace of Spades, (We Are) The Roadcrew, Jailbait, Motorhead, No Class, The Hammer, Iron Horse/Born to Lose, Stay Clean, Over the Top, Shoot You In The Back, Leaving Here, Fire Fire, Metropolis, Bite the Bullet/The Chase is Better Than The Catch
Least favourite songs: Capricorn
5/5
9 likes
Morrissey
There is no need for this self centered, egotistical fuck to have at least 3 albums on this list ffs. This depressed, bleeding heart douche is so busy telling everyone how great he is and how he's better than everyone else... It's sickening. To quote Come Back to Camden:
"and I remember that I am alone
Alone
For evermore"
... I wonder why, you insufferable douche canoe.
Favourite songs: The First of the Gang to Die, The World is Full of Crashing Bores
Least favourite songs: America Is Not the World (go eat a hamburger and calm the fuck down you pretentious ass hat.... Morrissey is not the world either I'm sad to tell ya), "Irish Blood, English Heart" (oooh, tough guy Morrissey can't be bought.... Fuck off), I Have Forgiven Jesus (he's also apparently better than religion), I'm Not Sorry, How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? (no one cares), All the Lazy Dykes
Thank fuck that's over...
1/5
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