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19
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3.58
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2%
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1970
Favorite Decade
Folk
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US
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2
5-Star Albums
0
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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
5 3.63 +1.37
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
5 3.95 +1.05

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
2 3.16 -1.16
Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
2 3.01 -1.01

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Disintegration by The Cure
Mar 02 2023

Pretty good, probably not the right day/mood for it. Bit samey and low energy for me atm, would probably love it in the right circumstances though, will need to try it again. 3.5 stars

Highway to Hell by AC/DC
Mar 03 2023

Title track is an all time banger, album maintains a nonstop frenetic pace. It does suffer from the typical acdc problem that everything sounds a bit samey, can feel a bit one note at times but it sure is one hell of a note.

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters
Mar 04 2023

I can appreciate the high energy and recognise its a big influence on many artists that came after, but I cant say id listen to it again anytime soon. Probably suffers from the Seinfeld effect, in that its such a substantial influence that it almost sounds generic when removed from a contemporary perspective.

Frank by Amy Winehouse
Mar 04 2023

Liked this more than I expected tbh, swanky jazz vibes hit different on a Sunday arvo

Kenya by Machito
Mar 05 2023

Awesome big band jazz, will have to check this out again sometime.

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons
Mar 06 2023

Few solid tracks on here, overall not really my scene though

Mar 07 2023

I know a fair few of Dylan's classics, but have never really taken the time to sit down and listen to any of his full albums, so I was pretty keen when this came up and boy did it deliver. Really not a bad track on here, with a few absolute classics, just a fun and lively album from start to finish.

Sunshine Superman by Donovan
Mar 08 2023

Tough one to rate, this album has some really high highs but also a few pretty underwhelming tracks (that second track just goes on and on). Season of the Witch is such a banger though and is so well placed that it honestly elevates the whole thing. Overall I like the relaxing nostalgic psych vibes on this, so 4 stars

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen
Mar 09 2023

Honestly not for me, at least not atm. Was listening at work and probably couldn't appreciate the lyrics enough, and the melancholic folky spoken poetry thing just didn't work for me. Having just listened to an amazing Dylan album earlier in the week it felt like a similar (albeit much sadder) vibe but without any of the energy or spark

Mar 11 2023

Really enjoyed this, soulful and pretty smooth at times. Unpredictable but not overbearing, and overall a very modern feel after a stretch of listening to a few older folk albums

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams
Mar 12 2023

Yeah not really for me, To Be Young is a banger but the rest of it was a bit too down/moody for where I was at.

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton
Mar 13 2023

Doyoufeeeel. Consistent throughout with a few bangers sprinkled in

Made In Japan by Deep Purple
Mar 14 2023

Pretty cool jam album, live albums aren't really my thing but these guys did go pretty hard. Few tracks went on a bit long. Smoke on the water is an all time classic, was great hearing a live version

Soul Mining by The The
Mar 17 2023

Really enjoyed this, nice mix of poppy new wave and a synthy punk vibe, will definitely check this out again sometime.

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top
May 10 2023

Decent, might improve on relistens, but my initial take is that a lot of these tracks just feel like a long intro for La Grange at times. La Grange slaps so hard it bumped the rating up a star though

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
May 11 2023

A clear and easy 5, what a fantastic album. I'd never sat down and listened to this in full before, but was pretty familiar with most tracks on this, and the ones I hadn't heard still impressed. Several all-time folk bangers on here, definite classic.

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
May 13 2023

I really liked this one, never listened to the YYYs before so didn't know what to expect. Good energy throughout with an unexpectedly moody tone shift for the finish. All around solid, will definitely listen again

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