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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
S&M Metallica	5	3.26	+1.74
Brilliant Corners Thelonious Monk	5	3.33	+1.67
Debut Björk	5	3.37	+1.63
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Public Enemy	5	3.37	+1.63
Garbage Garbage	5	3.38	+1.62
Tres Hombres ZZ Top	5	3.42	+1.58
Paul's Boutique Beastie Boys	5	3.47	+1.53
Aja Steely Dan	5	3.47	+1.53
Power In Numbers Jurassic 5	5	3.48	+1.52
Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash	5	3.49	+1.51

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	1	3.61	-2.61
Juju Siouxsie And The Banshees	1	3.33	-2.33
In The Wee Small Hours Frank Sinatra	1	3.28	-2.28
Rubber Soul Beatles	2	4.12	-2.12
Bert Jansch Bert Jansch	1	3	-2
Psychocandy The Jesus And Mary Chain	1	2.94	-1.94
Pet Sounds The Beach Boys	2	3.93	-1.93
69 Love Songs The Magnetic Fields	1	2.85	-1.85
Songs The Lord Taught Us The Cramps	1	2.84	-1.84
Southern Rock Opera Drive-By Truckers	1	2.82	-1.82

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Artist	Albums	Average
The Doors	3	4.67

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Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

Garbage

5/5

Low-Life

New Order

3/5

Underwhelming. I can appreciate the music and the synth pop feel but I'm not a huge fan.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

2/5

I was not impressed by this. I was hoping for a lot of different sounds and things I haven't heard before. How Soon Is Now is one of my favorite songs ever because it's so unique. Nothing on this album was really any different than any other alternative/new age 80s pop.

Buena Vista Social Club

5/5

This is one of my favorite albums. Listening to this makes me picture myself at some small club in Havana surrounded by the local people just taking in this whole experience.

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

3/5

This made me feel elegant and calm and really fit the mood driving home from an event on a cold, rainy Monday night. Even so, it's not something I'd listen too regularly. Perhaps to fit a mood, but that's it.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

2/5

Meh.

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

3/5

Pretty good. I wasn't the biggest fan back in the day but she's got some solid skills

Debut

Björk

5/5

I like Bjork. Her music is so much different than anything else. Very creative and worth exploring more.

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

4/5

This was a good album. Very pleasant and something I'll likely want to hear again.

Low

David Bowie

4/5

Very interesting and different. I enjoyed the sounds on this a lot.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

4/5

What can you say? This is classic Cat Stevens. The man is a legend and his music unique.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

2/5

I've never been a punk fan. I don't know why, it just doesn't appeal to me. This record was mostly that: a more modern punk-inspired English rock album. I didn't hate it but didn't find it enjoyable either.

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

3/5

I appreciate how different this album was from pretty much every previous rap album. I like the dark humor, too, but the vulgarity gets to be a bit much. For me, about halfway through I found myself getting tired of the incessant swearing (not that I normally consider myself prudish, but still). It's a very good album, though, and certainly worth at least one listen.

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

2/5

Listening to the first half of this, I was wondering how this guy even got a record deal. It sounded like so much noise accompanied by not-very-interesting instrumental sounds (not gonna call it music). It got better during the second half of the album but I can't imagine bringing myself to like this. I'll give it a 2 and I feel that's being generous.

The Next Day

David Bowie

3/5

This was OK. I can't think of much more to say.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

2/5

Eh. Not a Beatles fan. This album was OK but not gonna change my mind on this group.

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

1/5

I hated this. Hated it. Hated it. Hated it. ...and I can't for the life of me see how anyone can appreciate this garbage, either. ...and believe me, I tried. I listed to the album twice on separate days and I can't wrap my brain around it. Every song sounds the same and it all drives me crazy. No more.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

This is a fun album. I think is like to give this another listen at some point in the near future.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

It was OK. I'm glad I listened to it but I probably wouldn't again.

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

3/5

The first part of the album was fun to listen to. Different, kinda lively. The demo tracks on the second half were painful to listen to in comparison. I'm giving it a three, but likely would've given it a 4 if they'd have skipped the demo tracks.

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

1/5

Hated it. Awful crap. Sucked. Why are they making me listen to this tripe? I can't find any redeeming value whatever in this so called music. Pure torture to listen to. 0/10 do not recommend.

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

4/5

This was unexpectedly good for a punk album. Some of the tracks reminded me of Yes, especially the first one. I could listen to this again.

Want Two

Rufus Wainwright

4/5

This was nice. I enjoyed it. Definitely worth a listen.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

3/5

Nice. Not special.

The xx

4/5

This was good background music. I might try this one for going to sleep with.

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

4/5

Cool album. Very unique and great for ambient music and helping with focus.

1984

Van Halen

5/5

Great album. Hard Rock royalty, here.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

It was ok

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

5/5

This one is always a good listen. Great work by the B Boys.

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

1/5

Screechy, awful noise. I can see where some might say that this resembles music in some way, but I'm definitely not one of those. This was hard to tolerate at best.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

3/5

I'm glad I listened to it. Not much more to say, really.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

I'm not much of a Chili Peppers fan. This was certainly better than most of the punk stuff earlier in my list, but not worth another listen.

Cypress Hill

3/5

A couple good songs. A bunch more OK songs but the albums has a unique sound. Too many swears to make it acceptable around family.

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

4/5

I was expecting to hate this but it's kind of a bop.

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

3/5

More punk. Although this didn't suck quite as badly as some of the other stuff.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

4/5

Ethereal strangeness and violin bow guitar. Gotta love Sigur Ros.

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

The first five tracks were pretty good but the rest of the album really went south from there.

Chris

Christine and the Queens

4/5

Pretty cool album.

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

4/5

I like this one. A little rap, a little funk, a whole lotta cool.

Odelay

Beck

3/5

Cool album.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

5/5

I love this one. Awesome group.

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

3/5

Not much special here except it was in French, which made it kinda interesting.

Aja

Steely Dan

5/5

Great album. Their sound is so cool and unique. Easy 5.

GREY Area

Little Simz

3/5

British style urban angst.

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

4/5

This is good ambient stuff.

Roger the Engineer

The Yardbirds

3/5

Sounds like you'd expect 60s rock to sound like.

Moon Safari

Air

3/5

Daft punk wannabe

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

This one was enjoyable and provocative at times. Good album but one of the songs needs caution exercised depending on who's listening.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

5/5

Really cool sounds. I very much enjoyed this one.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

5/5

Great album.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Definitely some classic hits but they sit alongside some snoozers, too.

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

3/5

It's good for what it is. But every song seems to sound the same. And I'm still not impressed with gangsta' rap.

The Stooges

2/5

Meh

Stardust

Willie Nelson

2/5

I can see why this sold well in it's day but now it sounds like the kind of elevator music you'd hear in a doctor's waiting room.

Permission to Land

The Darkness

4/5

This was a fun listen.

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

A fun listen

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

3/5

This was a cool album in some ways. The tunes are catchy and there are plenty of good riffs to be found. Much of the lyrical content is pretty sophomoric and the band name makes me uncomfortable in it's implications.

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

5/5

This was very enjoyable. Lots of variations in style and it sounded really good. This is one I might buy in physical form.

Scott 4

Scott Walker

1/5

Ugh. Why did I just listen to that whole thing? Total snooze fest. Dirge after dirge. The only good thing I can say is that it's mercifully short.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

It was good to hear the source of SO many hip hop samples. The music was fun but not quite as engaging as I had expected. Still definitely worth a re-listen.

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

1/5

This is just not my jam.

The Doors

5/5

This is basically almost every Doors song I'd hear on the classic rock stations growing up. Great work and great music.

Moby Grape

3/5

I didn't get to listen to most of this album as Amazon Music had most of the tracks restricted for some reason. What I heard was good and I wish I could have listened to the rest.

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

5/5

This was excellent. B.B. King was a master of his craft. Truly great listening.

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

3/5

This had an interesting variety of styles, ranging from ballads to electronic to rock but I've never really been able to connect with her music.

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

3/5

I didn't hate it..

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

2/5

I never was really into the Beach Boys. Their music is OK but not my jam.

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

1/5

Ick.

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

4/5

Interesting listening. This would be good to just chill with or put on in the background.

Disintegration

The Cure

4/5

Cool album. Most of it was a quite a bit different than the singles I'm familiar with. Enjoyable.

Peter Gabriel

3/5

It was OK

Berlin

Lou Reed

2/5

This is a weird one. And not in a good way. Just bizarre.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

3/5

Some good rock here. Nothing fancy but not terribly exciting or engaging either.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Eh. Boring. Slow. Weird. Don't really know what to think but don't really like it.

Supa Dupa Fly

Missy Elliott

4/5

This was fun to listen to.

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

4/5

Kinda weird but pleasant to listen to.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

5/5

This is a really good album. Shout was my favorite song for quite a while after it came out.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

3/5

This one is pretty fun to listen to. Not my usual jam, but decent.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

5/5

Great album. A very fun listen.

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

5/5

Cool. Jazzy. Relaxing. A little on the slow side.

The Libertines

3/5

Didn't suck

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

5/5

This is an excellent album all around. Its not going to be everyone's cup of tea but the talent here is really undeniable.

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

This album is folksy, weird, and, at times, humorous. I found myself laughing out loud at New York Telephone Conversation. A few of the tracks have a bit of a creepy element to them but overall this was a fun listen.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

Undeniable talent. It's a shame she left this world too soon. I'd have loved to see what she had in store if her alcoholism hadn't got the better of her.

The World is a Ghetto

War

3/5

This was good. I started out listening with the thought that this is different and somewhat unique and that I liked the style. Later on, though, it became somewhat repetitive and slow. Overall, though, I'm glad I listened.

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

4/5

This was a fun listen. Good, solid rock music the whole way through.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

3/5

I like the way this album started. His sound is rather unique and Let's Stay Together is definitely a classic but the rest of the songs didn't hold up as well.

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

4/5

I like this one. Really cool for ethereal sounds or background music or possibly bedtime.

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Elvis Costello was never really my favorite. I can see the appeal after having listened to this album, but it's still not my favorite music.

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

3/5

Late-60's jam band stuff. Interesting to listen to but I'm not sure I need to hear any more.

Guero

Beck

4/5

This was a fun album. Very enjoyable and something I'll likely listen to again.

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

An important album to be sure. Glad I listened to this one.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

2/5

Ugh. I don't like Bob Dylan. The best I can say about this record is it's inoffensive. I won't give it a 1 as it doesn't completely ruin my day but I don't like it.

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Another classic. High energy rock. Gotta love it.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

5/5

Solid. A lot of great rap on this album.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

A couple tracks were a bit odd but otherwise awesome listening.

S&M

Metallica

5/5

I LOVE this album. A great idea and great execution.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

It was fun and interesting at first but I started to realize that, after the first song, all the remaining ones were following the same formula over and over, which made it get boring

Bert Jansch

1/5

Ugh. Depressing. Boring. Don't want to hear again.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

4/5

This was good but not their best work.

Pretenders

3/5

This was a fun listen. Not outstanding but good.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

1/5

I didn't like this one. Too slow, energy was depressing, too avante garde to allow me to just enjoy what I was hearing.

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

4/5

This one was really interesting. I'd definitely listen again.

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

4/5

Some pretty solid ambient music. I'll have to add this to my favorites for work/focus music.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

3/5

It started off interesting, but my interest faded after the first song.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

1/5

This one is just straight up wierdness. No likey. Make it stop.

Sulk

The Associates

1/5

I tried to make it through this several times and just couldn't. Not my jam.

Dookie

Green Day

5/5

This was a really fun listen and, in spite of me not being much of a fan of Green Day from back in the day, I enjoyed it a lot more than expected.

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

Not my style. This sounds like the type of music some of my nerdier friends back in high school were listening to in the late 80's/early 90's. I don't hate it, but I won't be listening to this again.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

3/5

I don't hate it, but I don't love it either. It's very easy to listen to, but nothing memorable to be had.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

A really solid rock album with a mellow, laid back feel. I enjoyed this one while doing work.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

1/5

Terrible. I can't imagine why someone would purposefully listen to this.