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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Alive Or Just Breathing Killswitch Engage	5	2.47	+2.53
Puzzle Biffy Clyro	5	3.05	+1.95
Neon Golden The Notwist	5	3.05	+1.95
Rose Mountain Screaming Females	5	3.19	+1.81
10,000 Days TOOL	5	3.23	+1.77
Because the Internet Childish Gambino	5	3.23	+1.77
Comfort To Me Amyl and The Sniffers	5	3.38	+1.62
Version 2.0 Garbage	5	3.41	+1.59
Ida Con Snock Michael Hurley	4	2.83	+1.17
O Monstro Precisa De Amigos Ornatos Violeta	4	2.87	+1.13

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Brat Charli xcx	1	3.15	-2.15
To Be Kind Swans	1	3	-2
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking Roger Waters	1	2.95	-1.95
Before These Crowded Streets Dave Matthews Band	1	2.95	-1.95
Revolution Q65	1	2.87	-1.87
Control Pedro The Lion	1	2.85	-1.85
Being Funny In A Foreign Language The 1975	1	2.72	-1.72
Harbor Lights Bruce Hornsby	1	2.68	-1.68
Spanish Train And Other Stories Chris de Burgh	1	2.66	-1.66
Ungodly Hour Chloe x Halle	1	2.63	-1.63

5-Star Albums (10)

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One Time for All Time

65daysofstatic

4/5

These guys popped right when BitTorrent became a thing and I pirated the shit out of it. I somehow forgot about them though. And this is a wild blast from the past. I really liked this. And am reading them to my rotation. I LOVE that it's a glitchy Industrial side of techno. Perfect for me when I'm not wanting lyrics.

1 likes

Chocolate Synthesizer

Boredoms

3/5

This was the most wild user submission so far. I don't know. It's way out there. I don't hate it. But I didn't know if I'll ever listen to it again.

1 likes

Hadestown

Anaïs Mitchell

2/5

The quality of recording on this is shocking. The instruments pop out of the speakers, perfectly separated and clear as day. 10/10 for recording, mixing, and mastering. Sadly that is where my compliments end. The songwriting is fine I suppose for this genre. But these songs are just not good. Almost like they are trying to be weird, but afraid to commit. It's just boring and bad from the songwriting perspective. (For me)

1 likes

Singles

Future Islands

3/5

If never heard this group before. It's good! That dude's voice is a bit of a mismatch with the style? Maybe? I don't know. But I liked this.

1 likes

Norther

Ex-Easter Island Head

2/5

I don't prefer this. At least it was short. It's kind of a higher quality version of the alarm on my phone. A little more moody.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (15)

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Brat

Charli xcx

1/5

As far as pop goes, this is repetitive crap. There's nothing wrong with pop, or repetitive edm! But this is just a bore.

Singles

Future Islands

3/5

If never heard this group before. It's good! That dude's voice is a bit of a mismatch with the style? Maybe? I don't know. But I liked this.

Look Sharp!

Joe Jackson

3/5

This is better than most of the new wave on the actual list. But it's just so hollow sounding. It's just too crisp. The vocals are too far forward in the mix. It's not not bad but there is no real difference in time between the tones song to song.

The Lioness

Songs: Ohia

3/5

Good. Not great. I need more variation. But I generally think this has some tracks I'll listen to more.

Brand New Eyes

Paramore

3/5

I always thought Paramore was just okay. I looked their previous record Riot! More than this one though this one does have the stone in it from Twilight, which despite being a shit movie, had a weirdly banging soundtrack.

Ungodly Hour

Chloe x Halle

1/5

Boring. Forgettable. Just generally not good.

O Monstro Precisa De Amigos

Ornatos Violeta

4/5

Suuuuper unexpectedly good. A little dated, this sounds very of it's era but this record is really good.

Bleed American

Jimmy Eat World

4/5

I never gave this band my attention when they first hit. I didn't even know the name of the album or this cover until today. But holy hell there are some real bangers on this record. And I knew it's hits really well. This must have been one of the last radio toppers before I stopped consuming music that way. Super happy I came across this thing.

Metallic K.O.

The Stooges

2/5

I get why this is culturally relevant. But this is not a good album.

Up To Here

The Tragically Hip

2/5

Every song here sounds the same. And that sound is boredom.

Nurture

Porter Robinson

3/5

Good. But VERY repetitive. Most of the songs sound very similar.

Hadestown

Anaïs Mitchell

2/5

Lahai

Sampha

2/5

I love all the bleeps and bloops in this. But none of these songs go anywhere.

F♯ A♯ ∞

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

2/5

This was rougher than I'd hoped. When it hits, it hits. But holy hell. I NEEDED a little more melody. Just a LITTLE bit.

Discovery

Daft Punk

4/5

This record is just too long. It's the only problem with it really.

El Circo

Maldita Vecindad Y Los Hijos Del 5to. Patio

3/5

This veered to far into ska for me. Which is one of few music genres I can't stand. This was fine though.

Polygondwanaland

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

3/5

I like King Gizzard in small doses. This album is good.

Rose Mountain

Screaming Females

5/5

Fuck. Yes.

Afraid Of Sunlight

Marillion

1/5

Music for people who think they are into music. This is shitty soft rock trying to pretend it's prog. I'm not falling for it. And in what fucking world is it okay for this to be an hour and forty minutes.

Foxes in the Snow

Jason Isbell

2/5

This would have benefitted from a whole band. It's to monotonous with just the guitar and voice

Is Ellipsis

Psyche Origami

3/5

Old School hip hop made just a little too late? Yes please!

The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking

Roger Waters

1/5

This is a let down. It's bloated with no definition. The music is boring and the story is so Boomer it's embarrassing. This shouldn't exist.

Rip It Off

Times New Viking

1/5

Punk sounded the way it did because it was the best they could sound at the time. In 2008, anyone could sound better than this. So this is intentional. I like lo-fi. And I love shoegazy alternative. But this isn't lo-fi, it's being annoying on purpose. I made it through all 30 minutes. It's possible there may be something of value here, but I can't hear it. But I suspect the distortion is hiding a lack of songwriting skill. My suspicions were confirmed at the end of "end of all things" when they drop the distortion for a bit. The songs themselves aren't good. The distortion is converting up poor songs.

John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman

John Coltrane

4/5

I dug this but wanted more up tempo tracks. The audio quality of this recording is really high as well.

The Monitor

Titus Andronicus

3/5

I wanted to like this soooo hard. But it just didn't flow. I like the tones and the attitude. But it just feel short for me.

Has A Good Home

Final Fantasy

4/5

I was at a National concert like 15 years ago and Owen was the opener. He played "E is for Estranged" at that show which I maintain is one of the best songs ever written. I like a lot of Owen Pallett. IMHO, he is on the good side of indie. The side that isn't tired, all sounding the same. This record is pretty good. Owen is great

Misplaced Childhood

Marillion

3/5

This was really fun. Is never heard of them before. And yeah, it does sound like early Genesis. But that's okay. This want derivative. It felt fresh.

Eye

Robyn Hitchcock

3/5

Lyrics were great. But the arrangements needed more IMHO. I need more than just some chords on a guitar.

My Brain Hurts

Screeching Weasel

3/5

Is it word that Screeching Weasel want in the book? They aren't my favorite, but they are culturally relevant. They should be in there

Puzzle

Biffy Clyro

5/5

Never heard of this group before. The first 30 seconds had me worried it was going to be intentionally annoying. Then it got good. Hella good. It's very early 2000s but holy hell. This record is great!

Geogaddi

Boards of Canada

2/5

One of the most forgettable albums by one of the most forgettable bands. It's not bad. But I think I forgot about it while it was still on.

Revolution

Q65

1/5

Thank god that is over. Woof.

Version 2.0

Garbage

5/5

An album of it's time to be sure. But I looked it then. My wife loves it so it gets a lot of plays in our house. In the end, it's rather good for me, though a little too produced.

Before These Crowded Streets

Dave Matthews Band

1/5

I did not prefer this.

Diamonds & Gasoline

Turnpike Troubadours

2/5

Eeeeh. I don't know about this.

Norther

Ex-Easter Island Head

2/5

I don't prefer this. At least it was short. It's kind of a higher quality version of the alarm on my phone. A little more moody.

People

The Burning Hell

3/5

Lyrics are a 10/10 here by the music is so boring!

Paid In Full

Eric B. & Rakim

2/5

This was fine. But I am not too much into the scratching aspect of hip hop. Especially early hip hop where there are only like 5 different audio tricks to do. I think, just for me, the amount of scratching time really hurt this one.

Harbor Lights

Bruce Hornsby

1/5

I never could understand why bands used Roland pianos in the studio if they were using the standard piano sound. It sounded like shit then. It sounds like shit now. Using a real piano in the studio is an absolute no brainer. I just don't get it.

To Be Kind

Swans

1/5

Every idea in this album could have been covered in about 15 minutes. This may be the most repetitive album I have ever heard.

Control

Pedro The Lion

1/5

Zzzzzzzz

King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown

King Tubby

2/5

Culturally very significant. But very boring IMHO. It was short though. So there's that

Sailing The Seas Of Cheese

Primus

4/5

Imagine being the guitar player in Primus. Poor guy could never get laid. Primus Sucks.

Out Of Time

R.E.M.

5/5

This record is a reflection of my soul.

Spanish Train And Other Stories

Chris de Burgh

1/5

I do think that theater kids should get a chance to make some music. But I think Meatloaf and the Rocky Horror Picture Show did this same thing better.

Fly

Yoko Ono

1/5

In what world would anyone want to listen to this for an hour and forty three minutes? I don't care if your husband was the savior of human kind. This is dog shit. I made it thorough EVERY album in the book... But this one tested me. I really do try not to judge other peoples taste in music. But I am having a really hard time not doing so in this case. I did make it through all the moaning and ape noises. Fuck this album.

Nearer My God

Foxing

3/5

This record wants to be so many things and all it can manage is to sound like parts of other bands. I hear TV On The Radio, early Arcade Fire, M83, Explosions in the Sky and others. It's not a bad record. But it lacks identity

Weezer

5/5

This 100% is a record that should have been on the list. While we were all consumed by self loathing grunge, this masterpiece had something different and amazing to say the least. I wouldn't have noticed the record at the time had it not been for a very attractive girl in my American History class who like the band. I became a fan in order to curry favor with her. She was not interested but I fell in love with Blue, and later Pinkerton anyway. This is a classic

Currents

Tame Impala

4/5

I like the idea of Tame Impala more than the music itself. I don't know if that makes sense. But it's so ehow true none the less. This particular record is half 10/10 bangers and half sleepy meh tracks. But those bangers. Holy hell do they work their way into my brain.

An Empty Bliss Beyond This World

The Caretaker

2/5

Super awesome concept but we did not need 45 minutes of it. This is cool for about 10 or so before the looping vinyl pops become somewhat overwhelming.

People Who Eat People Are The Luckiest People In The World

AJJ

3/5

Fun and weird. But not exactly for me

The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess

Chappell Roan

3/5

I would say this is in in the top half of pop records from the last decade. But it's still just pop. Of all the pop stars, Roan is one I can put up with more than many others. When this record came out, my son was 16 and we heard it a lot in the car. I'd put this on the less annoying side of fine. Which I would say is actually a huge compliment for it.

10,000 Days

TOOL

5/5

Their second worst album. And it's still easily a 5. All bangers.

Neon Golden

The Notwist

5/5

This one's mine. I first heard about this record on NPR of all places and at the time I was really too broke to be buying CDs. But streaming wasn't a thing yet. But once I heard it, I was transfixed by it. Something about the miss and sparseness of it just captured me. I'm a metalhead mostly but this record just captured my attention in a huge way. To this day I listen to this every few months and I think this is basically a perfect record.

The Fame

Lady Gaga

2/5

I never got the hype around Lady Gaga. It's catchy but there is no meat. It's like eating candy for dinner. But I suppose pop has never been a filling meal in that sense. I just struggle to get why people like this.

One Time for All Time

65daysofstatic

4/5

Being Funny In A Foreign Language

The 1975

1/5

Music designed for walmarts and home depot parking lots. It's like they saw a corporate promotional video and wanted to update the soundtrack to it. It's like someone thought Coldplay had too much personality and wanted to tone it down a little. It's like going to a foreign country and eating at McDonalds.

Chocolate Synthesizer

Boredoms

3/5

This was the most wild user submission so far. I don't know. It's way out there. I don't hate it. But I didn't know if I'll ever listen to it again.

Jaco Pastorius

3/5

I respect this for what it is but I didn't really enjoy it. I don't think I'm smart enough for it.

Ida Con Snock

Michael Hurley

4/5

Good folk.

Comfort To Me

Amyl and The Sniffers

5/5

Fucking shit this is good. I ended up listening to all three of their records twice today.

Gotcha! Gotcha! Gotcha!

Gotcha!

1/5

I hated this in a way I can't begin to cover here. The songs, the instrumentation, the lyrics, the length, the style. I fucking hated everything about this and it made me irrationally angry. I do appreciate finding records that elicit this response from me. Finding records I hate this much is really kind of rare. This actually put me in a bad mood today.

Wet Leg

3/5

I liked this okay but the record was kind of forgettable.

Loss

Mull Historical Society

2/5

Hmm. I was kind of bored by this one

La cagaste... Burt Lancaster

Hombres G

3/5

This was weird in a way I can totally get down with. And I am sure the fact that it's in Spanish is 90% of the allure for me as jangle pop is not my thing.

Alive Or Just Breathing

Killswitch Engage

5/5

I like Killswitch a lot. As an industrial fan, I feel like this list just didn't cover much metal at all. So I'm inclined to pump this an extra star. I think Heartache is better. But this is a good representative of the genre.

Because the Internet

Childish Gambino

5/5

This is the version of him I like best. Other than this is America, I struggle with his later work. Peak for me!

A.M.

Wilco

2/5

I've always thought that Wilco SHOULD have been dropped from their label. They weren't good until YHF, and that record is amazing but from WBs perspective, too weird compared to their other work. But then after YHF, they put out ANOTHER masterpiece with. A Ghost is Born. And then... Nothing else is really good. That Kicking Television is good but it's just a great live show with their best tracks. My point is, Wilco is not good outside of those two records. Tweedy has had a lot of troubles in his life and I really love the fact he had two AMAZING records. But this. This isn't one of them.

Stories

Avicii

1/5

"thou shall not make generic, repetitive music"

Daisies Of The Galaxy

Eels

4/5

Better than the album on the list. This is really good.

A Deeper Understanding

The War On Drugs

2/5

It's not that it's a bad album. It's just entirely too long. There is just no reason for it to be this long.

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Vince Guaraldi Trio

3/5

Sad Christmas music is still Christmas music. But it's not as bad as some others.