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3.1
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1980
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Metal
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6
5-Star Albums
4
1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
5 2.55 +2.45
Pyromania
Def Leppard
5 3.13 +1.87
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
5 3.21 +1.79
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
5 3.33 +1.67
Eliminator
ZZ Top
5 3.36 +1.64
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
5 3.94 +1.06

You Love Less Than Most

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American Beauty
Grateful Dead
1 3.24 -2.24
Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
1 3.22 -2.22
Woodface
Crowded House
1 3.1 -2.1
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Bill Callahan
1 3.02 -2.02
Play
Moby
2 3.45 -1.45
Murmur
R.E.M.
2 3.42 -1.42
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
2 3.39 -1.39
Stardust
Willie Nelson
2 3.38 -1.38
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
2 3.37 -1.37
xx
The xx
2 3.35 -1.35

5-Star Albums (6)

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Pyromania by Def Leppard

Warm fuzzy 80s vibe, sick guitar riffs, passionate vocals, excellent harmonies. Every track is solid. This shit is good.

Excellent classic electronica. Wide variety of beats and moods. Fun to hear some stuff that ends up getting sampled by others later. Also makes me want to listen to some Orbital...

1-Star Albums (4)

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Zombie by Fela Kuti
Dec 12 2022

Eh, it was alright. Great background for the right activity, but not really revelatory or interesting as a primary focus.

American Beauty by Grateful Dead
Dec 13 2022

Monotone. Off key. Devoid of emotional content other than glassy eyed contentment. They are like a hillbilly 70s cover band that never seems to actually capture the spirit of the songs they are covering.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dec 14 2022

I don't think there were any hidden gems on this album. The good ones all got played a million times on the radio. Reasonably entertaining, but whole album feels fairly juvenile/simplistic (or maybe that's just nostalgia and age-association)

Risque by CHIC
Dec 15 2022

So bad. Every song was 3x as long as it should have been and they all sounded the same.

Pyromania by Def Leppard
Dec 16 2022

Warm fuzzy 80s vibe, sick guitar riffs, passionate vocals, excellent harmonies. Every track is solid. This shit is good.

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park
Dec 19 2022

So 90s it hurts. Good energy, but overly polished sound and extreme sameness of the singers voice (or overall composition??) on every track makes it pretty uninteresting track to track. Catchy tho. Couldn't help but whine along at times... "A Place for My Head" stands out a bit - the rapping is more focal and screaming is a bit different than all the other tracks Did they have a different producer for last tracks of album?? "Forgotten" also pleasantly different, sort of a Alice in Chains vibe to the chorus.

Boston by Boston
Dec 23 2022

Not bad. Pretty similar sound to all the tracks. Very classic rock feel, the vocals are sometimes not my favorite. Great guitar in some tracks.

Murmur by R.E.M.
Dec 28 2022

Pretty generic drone- acoustic. Meh.

Gorillaz by Gorillaz
Dec 29 2022

More eclectic than I would have anticipated! Remembered the couple of radio hits, but the rest were lots of experimental and varied sounding electronic tracks. Still, kind of dull and not really something I'd put on again

Woodface by Crowded House
Jan 02 2023

Boo

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds
Jan 03 2023

Some good bluesy/classic rock guitar rifs, but not the most riveting album overall

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra
Jan 04 2023

Surprising range of genres. Classic rock, disco, proto-electronic, british invasion, queen, honky-tonk. Liked several tracks for later listing (Diary of Horace Wimp, Hold on Tight, Telephone Line, Showdown, Strange Magic). Pretty good stuff, but need to be in good mood (or in need of one..) when listening!

GREY Area by Little Simz
Jan 05 2023

Lyrics kinda hidden behind music - oddly hard to parse for lyric focused music. Venom track is pretty good. Overall very monotone and some muzak level backgrounds. Meh.

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
Jan 06 2023

Quite the slow burn intro. Honestly not as metal as anything modern. More akin to stoner/psychedelic rock. Delightfully fuzzy guitars and baleful vocals.

Beautiful Freak by Eels
Jan 10 2023

They have other songs! Oh no...second track is depressing as fuck... Some nice fuzzy guitar on Not Ready Yet. Still getting the "music to kill yourself by" vibe overall. Some tracks more fun than sad...but overall probably not putting this on again.

Play by Moby
Jan 11 2023

Pretty repetitive first track. Boring. Same for second. 4th track holds up Some tracks have a decent groove. Mostly boring by modern standards. Even when considering only other ambient music. Also...like..a lot of cultural appropriation?

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode
Jan 13 2023

VERY distinctive 90s sound. Interesting the amount of overlap with early NIN stuff in terms of drum machines at least. Overall probably not one I'd put on, very flat vocals, at times gratingly so.

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
Jan 16 2023

Pretty and Sad. John Wayne Gacy song is creepy. SAAAAD. JFC. Pretty though.

In It For The Money by Supergrass
Jan 17 2023

Little beatles-y, little Smashing Pumpkins-y, little White Stripes Some excellent blues-y guitar riffs and driving drums. Energetic, fun, modern punky rock feel. Kinda monotonous by the time you get to the second disc.

Dirt by Alice In Chains
Jan 18 2023

Sick! Grundge exemplified. Still mostly just enjoying the popular hits, but good overall. Also Heroin! So many heroin lyrics!

Horses by Patti Smith
Jan 19 2023

Didn't recognize her name, but did recognize the top track! (Gloria). Next track was unremarkable and I had to skip Birdland after 3min. Talking is not singing. So much talk singing. Not really enjoying the rest of this album.

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
Jan 20 2023

Slow songs are horrible. Funky fast songs are great! Really like Contusion, Sir Duke and whatever came after that one

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest
Jan 23 2023

This album is better than the first, tighter and better production. Not sure why they are both included, I think one album accurately represents them as there are not major differences between them.

Jan 24 2023

Hard to judge this away from my dad and other boomer exceptionalism. I like Dylan...but there's just so much about him that's wrapped up in the ego and politics of his time...it's hard to enjoy purely. Ultimately I'm not sure it's really my cup of tea anyway, perhaps that's why I fixate on the peripheral aspects of him. Some tracks are fascinatingly complex and surreal, but all of it heavily overlayed with cynicism. Also his voice is really flat.

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer
Jan 25 2023

Tinny, silly, gutless...but yeah sure. I guess I can hear the metal roots underneath. Still...pretty rough listening. 2nd track is better. Got some soul to it. Gets better as it goes. Really underserved by the recording technology.

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian
Jan 26 2023

MEH. Also wtf, why do people enjoy listening to singers who sing flat? So grating. Couldn't make it past halfway. Whiny garbage.

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa
Jan 27 2023

1st track pretty rough 2nd track better. Clearly a lot of influential sounds.

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips
Jan 30 2023

Experimental music for sad sacks and sentimentalists.

Bossanova by Pixies
Jan 31 2023

Good stuff. A bit monotone at times, but would absolutely put this album on again. Enjoyed the louder stuff more than the quiet

The Stranger by Billy Joel
Feb 01 2023

Initially: recognizable. Cheesy. Nostaligic...but in a 70s theatrical way. I really wanted to dislike it. Unfortunately it's relentlessly upbeat and catchy, while also complex in composition and with interesting slice of life/observational quality to it. UGH. Good shit.

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
Feb 02 2023

Every song is amazing. Favorites: Since I been loving you, Gallows pole, Tangerine, Bron-y-aur stomp

Marquee Moon by Television
Feb 03 2023

Like punky-er Rolling Stones. Pretty decent!

The Renaissance by Q-Tip
Feb 06 2023

Excellent! Like Tribe...but maybe even better? More interesting beats overall

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
Feb 07 2023

Never listened to this one! Kinda reminds me of Spinal Tap - Gimme Some Money. Got that really goofy scrawny white guy singing exaggerated blues vibe. Honestly a bit cringy...

White Light by Gene Clark
Feb 08 2023

Pretty well produced. Very clear, modern sounding. Low key acoustic for a rainy day. Probably a little too country for me to actually put on, but some nice tracks here and there.

Feb 13 2023

Put it on when you want to pretend you're in a light hearted 80s movie! Some songs excellent...others required a skip. Super classic 80s vibe through and through tho. Sun always shines is a crazy good track I'd never heard before. Some higher energy/electronic tracks def stand above the slower/quieter stuff. Can hear a lot of inspiration for modern synthwave and 90s industrial music in there.

Feb 15 2023

Some songs alright. Somehow all of them feel like they are 7 to 10 min long...even when they're really onyl 3-5. I guess i find them repetitive.

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal
Feb 16 2023

Really impressive diversity of beats. Unique to anything else I've heard. Fun, clever, slice of life lyrics. Good stuff!

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy
Feb 20 2023

Amazing. Great energy, great recording. Probably the best live album i've ever heard

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra
Feb 27 2023

Energizing! Olde Time-y! Brassy! Blam! Pow! Splash! Also what a crazy album cover for a jazz album. Great symbolism of both the energy of the album and of the atomic age in general.

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things
Mar 01 2023

The more I hear of 60s psychedelic rock the less the unique the beatles seem. Maybe these are all imitators...but maybe they're all just sorta the same.

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
Mar 02 2023

Weird composition choices. Lyrics belong on r/Im14andthisisdeep

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Mar 03 2023

Better than the other chili peppers album...but bailed about half way through. Just a lot of the same sound

The Cars by The Cars
Mar 06 2023

Pretty generic 80s. Nothing too inspiring or memorable for me, though obviously a few recognizable major hits

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes
Mar 07 2023

1st - track - Zepplin guitar 2nd track - Pearl jam guitar 3rd track - Rolling stones? It may be derivative...but damn. It's basically built for my tastes. I remember liking them a lot in high school!

Mar 13 2023

Excellent classic electronica. Wide variety of beats and moods. Fun to hear some stuff that ends up getting sampled by others later. Also makes me want to listen to some Orbital...

Eliminator by ZZ Top
Mar 14 2023

So classic. A really unique sound and energy that is instantly recognizable.

xx by The xx
Mar 16 2023

Why do people like singers who are constantly off-key?

Stardust by Willie Nelson
Mar 20 2023

Sounds like sesame st.

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