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72
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3.69
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26
5-Star Albums
7%
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130
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31
Written
43%
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0.32
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3.69
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2000s
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Hip-hop
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You Love More Than Most
Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Dancers | 5 | 2.75 | +2.25 |
| More Specials | 5 | 2.96 | +2.04 |
| Fishscale | 5 | 3.06 | +1.94 |
| Fifth Dimension | 5 | 3.07 | +1.93 |
| Shaka Zulu | 5 | 3.09 | +1.91 |
You Love Less Than Most
Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Warrior | 1 | 3.54 | -2.54 |
| Achtung Baby | 1 | 3.3 | -2.3 |
| White Ladder | 1 | 3.08 | -2.08 |
| The Man Who | 1 | 3.01 | -2.01 |
| Vauxhall And I | 1 | 2.96 | -1.96 |
Popular Reviews
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
This has been one of the absolute finds of this project for me. I was aware of LBM through the Paul Simon album Graceland, and seeing them on British TV in the 90s. I was pretty ambivalent towards them in my youth, and enjoy their embellishments on Graceland. This was an absolute delight though. The vocal arrangements are so delicate and perfectly put together, and it is simply a joy to listen to. Otherworldly; holy. Five stars - I will keep coming back to this.
3 likes
Wild Beasts
Surprised to find what I considered fairly obscure on this list. It’s a wonderful album that I have a huge amount of love for.
2 likes
The Sonics
Such a rip-snorter of an album. I grew up buying into the British music press’s narrative that the 60s were about flower power, ten years of pathetic prog rock happened and then punk came along and tore it all up. When I first heard the Sonics I couldn’t actually believe it was real - this is the punkest band I’ve ever heard, and they’re doing it contemporaneously with Rubber Soul. It just kicks ass from start to finish. It makes me want to join a band, or start a fight, or start a fire, or all three at the same time.
2 likes
Travis
Remembered this as dull, soulless beigery. Listened without prejudice in case it’s aged well. It hasn’t. I’d remembered it correctly. (IMHO)
1 likes
Various Artists
The greatest Christmas album of all time. Only tarnished by Spector’s later crimes, the songs on here feature that incredible, signature Wall of Sound, only where on non-Christmas Spector productions, it conveyed the excitement of young love/lust, here it provides the sound of wholesome festive cheer.
1 likes
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