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83
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3.23
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8%
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9
5-Star Albums
2
1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
5 3.31 +1.69
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
5 3.38 +1.62
...And Justice For All
Metallica
5 3.41 +1.59
Suicide
Suicide
4 2.46 +1.54
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
5 3.57 +1.43
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
5 3.7 +1.3
Grace
Jeff Buckley
5 3.75 +1.25
The Grand Tour
George Jones
4 2.79 +1.21
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5 3.82 +1.18
D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
3 1.89 +1.11

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Broken English
Marianne Faithfull
1 2.9 -1.9
Graceland
Paul Simon
2 3.72 -1.72
Pearl
Janis Joplin
2 3.71 -1.71
Music
Madonna
1 2.69 -1.69
Hotel California
Eagles
2 3.58 -1.58
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
2 3.46 -1.46
This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
2 3.36 -1.36
Low-Life
New Order
2 3.29 -1.29
1989
Taylor Swift
2 3.26 -1.26
School's Out
Alice Cooper
2 3.2 -1.2

5-Star Albums (9)

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Music by Madonna

2 star album, 0 star cover

Suicide by Suicide

Effective concept, if not too effective as it seems like it's a listen once and never again haha.

1-Star Albums (2)

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Graceland by Paul Simon
Jan 12 2023

Less african-sounding than was led to believe based on reading the wiki. Has a classic 80s cheese present throughout. * Homeless

1989 by Taylor Swift
Jan 13 2023

Good for what it is. Do not listen to for more than 30 minutes at a time

Jan 16 2023

Great album overall, minus the jam that never gets off the ground * 21st Century Schizoid Man * In the Court of the Crimson King

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis
Jan 17 2023

Insane energy, by far the most energetic live album I've heard and it's both intimate and loud.

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
Jan 18 2023

Really enjoyed listening to this, lots of nostalgia in the sound of this. I definitely hear parallels to rock songwriting of the 60s like The Zombies, Mamas & the Papas, etc but with an updated production style from the 80s. Hearing a breakbeat in the opening bars of Fools Gold was also a fantastic segue into what the 90s had in store for music. * I Wanna Be Adored * Bye Bye Bad Man * Made of Stone * I Am the Resurrection

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple
Jan 23 2023

Great album, lots of great heavy riffs mixed with interesting chord progressions to give a little something for everyone. Ambitious keyboard + guitar work, and what's not to love listening to the OG Jesus Christ Superstar wailing away? * Speed King * Flight of the Rat

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino
Jan 24 2023

Very one-note, interesting to hear how a lot of the progressions within blues have changed and how the cliches sounded at the time vs blues now.

Take Me Apart by Kelela
Jan 25 2023

Cool sound, interesting timbres and textures, but her voice really is the same every single song and I felt like I got no respite from her voice.

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull
Jan 26 2023

Please Stop Singing

Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Jan 31 2023

This and CotCK are the types of albums I embarked on this journey to find. Overall I'm super impressed with how good this album sounds, both on a musical level and a technical one. Really tight playing and great mixing to really bring out the interesting bits of each song. * War Pigs * Paranoid * Iron Man * Hand of Doom War Pigs - great mixing, great vocals, great riffs, great song Paranoid - annoying sound in right ear lol

Suicide by Suicide
Feb 10 2023

Effective concept, if not too effective as it seems like it's a listen once and never again haha.

Feb 15 2023

This album just feels great to listen to. Great drums in the pocket, harmonies and progressions keep you guessing in a good way, and is super cohesive. * Playground Love * Dirty Trip

Smash by The Offspring
Feb 20 2023

Lots of classic Offspring on this album, but boy this album really wears your ears out listening to it start to finish. This might be the first album we've listened to that has a "secret" track at the end of the last track on the album which is definitely a relic of the medium, but it's got a fun little play on the riff from Come out and Play. * Bad Habit * Gotta Get Away * Genocide * Come out and Play * Self Esteem

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction
Feb 22 2023

This is quintessentially Jane's Addiction: loud unintelligible singer, washed out stereo guitars, and general loudness. * Obvious * Been caught stealing * Three days

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service
Mar 08 2023

Fun jam album, seems like it was pretty influential to many other jam bands as were as others from the era

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Mar 09 2023
American Idiot by Green Day
Mar 21 2023

I remember this being a big departure from the "REAL" green day back in the day and listening back to it I feel as if it's trying to be inflammatory but not too much so as to not offend people for real.

Grace by Jeff Buckley
Mar 27 2023

Completely unexpected. So many good riffs and little melodies, great guitar and bass tone and really dynamic progressions that keep you guessing and driving the songs forwards. I can't wait to listen to this again and actually pay attention to the lyrics since musically this is a pure standout album. * Grace * Lover, You Should've Come Over * Eternal Life * Dream Brother

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Mar 28 2023

it's blues, it's aite

Pearl by Janis Joplin
Mar 29 2023

Some good guitar, opener has a nice hook, otherwise difficult to get through (just can't get into her voice) * Move Over

Station To Station by David Bowie
Apr 06 2023

Some nice arrangements, good funk sound and pretty different progressions, though mostly inline with what I think of a typical Bowie song. Mix was not great, and even though he's turned up to 11 I still cannot for the life of me understand what he's saying

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys
Apr 07 2023

It's alright. I got lulled into a false sense of security with the opener before I remembered it was a Beastie Boys album.

The White Album by Beatles
Apr 11 2023

I think this is good? Honestly it's 90 minutes long and has 30 tracks so it's hard to really get a good grasp on this after just one listen, but I think I enjoyed it. Plenty of iv6 chords and it was fun listening to all the different contexts they're used in.

Faith by George Michael
Apr 13 2023

Solid. Slow. Gay. * Hard Day * Hand to Mouth * Look at Your Hands

Music by Madonna
Apr 14 2023

2 star album, 0 star cover

Survivor by Destiny's Child
Apr 19 2023

Some great songs, but nearly all overstay their welcome * Independent Women, Pt. 1 * Survivor * Dance With Me

Definitely Maybe by Oasis
Apr 21 2023

Definitely maybayyyyyyyyyyy Yo this album is LOUD.

May 09 2023

Some catchy hooks and riffs, still has the classic 80s cheese

Frank by Amy Winehouse
May 10 2023

W beats L lyrics

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
May 11 2023

Definitely ahead of its time, pretty samey in the first half but nice changes in the second.

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix
May 19 2023

Some really good songs on here, but man did this album not need to be 75 minutes long

Dirty by Sonic Youth
May 31 2023
Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise
Jun 02 2023

Overall, just very scattered. Lots of neat ideas and nice atmospheres, but ultimately it lacks a focus that I would have loved to see applied to the first 3 tracks.

Low-Life by New Order
Jun 05 2023

Some good tunes, but his voice + the lyrics I heard were enough to wish it was an instrumental

Sister by Sonic Youth
Jun 28 2023

Less developed than later albums and while it's cool what it did for noise rock in general, I find it to not be particularly engaging or pleasant to listen to.

Basket of Light by Pentangle
Jul 14 2023

Some fun ones on here, overall found it a little less polished than Fairport Convention's Liege & Lief

The Bends by Radiohead
Jul 19 2023

Really enjoyable, impressed with how strong this album is from start to finish

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
Jul 20 2023

Super funky, very catchy, definitely sad.

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre
Nov 16 2023
Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden
Nov 28 2023

fun album, lays foundations for later IM albums

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Dec 04 2023
3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers
Jan 08 2024

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