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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Man Who Travis	5	3.01	+1.99
Music From The Penguin Cafe Penguin Cafe Orchestra	5	3.01	+1.99
evermore Taylor Swift	5	3.03	+1.97
White Ladder David Gray	5	3.07	+1.93
Modern Kosmology Jane Weaver	5	3.08	+1.92
Pyromania Def Leppard	5	3.13	+1.87
The Real Thing Faith No More	5	3.21	+1.79
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black Public Enemy	5	3.24	+1.76
Let It Be The Replacements	5	3.25	+1.75
Beautiful Freak Eels	5	3.27	+1.73

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 George Michael	1	3.17	-2.17
Tarkus Emerson, Lake & Palmer	1	2.79	-1.79
Machine Head Deep Purple	2	3.58	-1.58
Black Metal Venom	1	2.47	-1.47
Aqualung Jethro Tull	2	3.44	-1.44
Africa Brasil Jorge Ben Jor	2	3.37	-1.37
Home Is Where The Music Is Hugh Masekela	2	3.35	-1.35
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	2	3.32	-1.32
Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd	3	4.3	-1.3
The Healer John Lee Hooker	2	3.19	-1.19

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Kanye West	2	5

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Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver · 1 likes

5/5

Excellent album!

1-Star Albums (3)

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Boston

5/5

This is still one of the catchiest rock albums ever. I remember discovering this one on my own around 1989 long after it was big but when heavy metal was at its height. This has all the guitars but with more melodies and harmonies. Just a great listen. A home run. Still 5 stars!

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

5/5

This album is an absolute masterpiece. Every song is like nothing I've ever heard before, yet undeniably beautiful. It's as if Mitchell used music to provide a glimpse into her psyche in real time. For anyone who has ever had or loved someone who suffers from social anxiety, the lyrics will take on a meaning that is therapeutic. Just an amazing album.

Beautiful Freak

Eels

5/5

Incredible album. I had heard novocaine in the 90s and liked it, but never bought the album. I wish I had. The whole thing comes together in thoughtful and unusual ways. Great songs and song variety.

The Real Thing

Faith No More

5/5

I had forgotten how good this album is. I loved this album when it came out in 1989. I played it to death back then and saw the band open for GnR and Metallica. It definitely requires one to like rock/metal, but if you do, it holds up over time.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

Still amazing after all these years, especially side 2. Listened to this every night to go to sleep in the fraternity house my sophomore year 1990-1991.

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

4/5

Some moments of brilliance and then a few songs that may grow on me over time, but that don't seem at the moment to be at the same level of heights as the others. Overall, a good album, and one I had not listened to before.

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

4/5

Amazing album. Just not something I would normally listen to. Still, a great listen.

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

3/5

Better than I expected with a few excellent songs, but still not my cup of tea. I think it's the way that Newman enunciates. Just bothers me.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

5/5

Still an awesome album. Forgot how much I love this one.

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

4/5

Had never heard this one before, but it grew on me a lot. Very eclectic, drawing on a lot of different genres for a single album.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

Catchy songs, but feels pretty dated.

The Man Who

Travis

5/5

Fantastic. Need to listen to this more, but it sounds a bit like a slightly folkier version of Radiohead.

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

4/5

Didn’t listen yet

Pyromania

Def Leppard

5/5

This album is as catchy as I remember when listening to it on the juke box seeming every day of 8th grade lunch.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Inspiration for the SNL skit.

Let It Be

The Replacements

5/5

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

1/5

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

5/5

Even better than I remembered

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

4/5

I listened to a lot of Genesis in junior high/early high school. I favored the Phil Collins stuff at the time. This album was Peter Gabriel, although he sounded just like Phil Collins. It is more progressive/experimental than the Phil Collins years. It's good, but there's not a lot of ear worms here to stay with you. Still, a good listen.

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

5/5

Excellent album!

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

3/5

Enjoyable, but overhyped.

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

So many classics on one album, and I never knew The Temptations sang several of these. Definitely worth listening to, but I doubt I'll be dusting this one off to play frequently. These have become songs for movie soundtracks, but as an album, it just feels so dated.

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

2/5

Meh

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

2/5

Meh

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

4/5

Low-Life

New Order

4/5

A few classics - not the greatest voice

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

4/5

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

3/5

fun

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

The College Dropout

Kanye West

5/5

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

3/5

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

3/5

Paul Simon

4/5

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

2/5

Vespertine

Björk

4/5

Great ambience music. Didn’t like it at first but it gre on me.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

Classic

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Fantastic album - found a new fave: Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall. What a chorus, almost other-worldly.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

Classic

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

5/5

Way ahead of its time.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Still good.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

I was expecting so much more given the hype about Nick Cave. Very disappointing.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Classic. Every single song stands alone, yet comes together to form a perfect album.

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

4/5

Fantastic. Never heard Buck Owens before, but this is some fun country. Feels like retro-Dwight Yoakem.

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Excellent album! Paint it Black is obviously timeless, but so is Under My Thumb and others. Still great.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

This album feels like a combination of Radiohead, the Pretenders, a splash of Fiona Apple/Karen O/Amy Winehouse. In general, solid, but somewhat forgettable. Will I ever return to this one? I kind of doubt it.

White Ladder

David Gray

5/5

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

3/5

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

4/5

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

4/5

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

4/5

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

3/5

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

2/5

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

3/5

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

2/5

Phrenology

The Roots

4/5

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

2/5

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

Back In Black

AC/DC

5/5

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

3/5

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

4/5

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

3/5

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

3/5

Ray Of Light

Madonna

3/5

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

4/5

Guero

Beck

4/5

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

5/5

Amazing ambience music for chillin' like a villain or simply writing.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

5/5

The Undertones

3/5

Catchy mix of punk and pop.

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

4/5

Thriller

Michael Jackson

4/5

Full of classics, many of which still hold up.

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

4/5

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

5/5

Excellent. So many catchy songs.

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

2/5

Brothers

The Black Keys

4/5

Abbey Road

Beatles

4/5

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

4/5

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

1977

Ash

3/5

Several catchy songs, but nothing to suggest that this is one of the 1001 best albums of all time.

American Idiot

Green Day

5/5

Still amazing, almost 20 years later.

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

3/5

A couple classics, but feels really dated.

Pump

Aerosmith

4/5

Still solid

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

1/5

Meh

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

4/5

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

4/5

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Sometimes sounds like Sade.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

2/5

A few enjoyable moments, but nothing special.

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

2/5

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

2/5

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

2/5

Future Days

Can

4/5

Machine Head

Deep Purple

2/5

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

One of the best albums of all time! Still!

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

4/5

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

3/5

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

4/5

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

3/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Roxy Music

4/5

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

3/5

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

3/5

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

4/5

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

3/5

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

4/5

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

4.5 stars and a 6 for hurt - Cash's version of that amazing song is other-worldly. Truly inspired.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

5/5

Still amazing!

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

The Libertines

3/5

The Joshua Tree

5/5

Parklife

Blur

3/5

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

4/5

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

4/5

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

2/5

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

4/5

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

4/5

evermore

Taylor Swift

5/5

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

3/5

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

3/5

Live / Dead

Grateful Dead

3/5

Black Metal

Venom

1/5

Seriously? This guy's voice is terrible and the songs are so basic. Devil rock? So cliche. I grew up listening to heavy metal. This is weak by most any standard. Worse, it keeps people from giving metal a chance. Maybe this album is on the list because it is early in the development of the genre? If not, I'm not sure why it's among the others.

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

2/5

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

The Blueprint

JAY Z

3/5