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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
xx The xx	5	3.35	+1.65
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park	5	3.39	+1.61
Master Of Puppets Metallica	5	3.72	+1.28
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) Lynyrd Skynyrd	5	3.74	+1.26
Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman	5	3.79	+1.21
Black Sabbath Black Sabbath	5	3.82	+1.18
Good Old Boys Randy Newman	4	2.85	+1.15
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine	5	3.99	+1.01

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
In Rainbows Radiohead	1	3.85	-2.85
Kid A Radiohead	1	3.71	-2.71
Beggars Banquet The Rolling Stones	1	3.62	-2.62
Bookends Simon & Garfunkel	1	3.56	-2.56
One Nation Under A Groove Funkadelic	1	3.42	-2.42
Stardust Willie Nelson	1	3.39	-2.39
Figure 8 Elliott Smith	1	3.33	-2.33
Horses Patti Smith	1	3.3	-2.3
Something Else By The Kinks The Kinks	1	3.24	-2.24
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) Bob Dylan	1	3.14	-2.14

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Artist	Albums	Average
Black Sabbath	2	5
Pink Floyd	2	5

Least Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Radiohead	2	1
Elliott Smith	2	1.5
The Who	3	2

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1-Star Albums (21)

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

All Ratings

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

The Who Sell Out

The Who

1/5

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

1/5

Couple of good songs, but filled with nothing special besides. a bit folky, blues and country, outside the established singles overall a bit of nothing. Not terrible but I won't be listening again

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

2/5

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

David Bowie

4/5

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

5/5

Separating art from artist this album absolutely smacks

Rubber Soul

Beatles

3/5

Great composition, experimental

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

3/5

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Amazing.

Green

R.E.M.

4/5

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Started chill, good beats and loops, good background, inspired

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

3/5

Arise

Sepultura

3/5

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

3/5

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

5/5

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

2/5

Live!

Fela Kuti

2/5

My Generation

The Who

2/5

Whatever

Aimee Mann

1/5

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

4/5

Dark, guttural, dripping with Bowie's influence, and pretty amazing. Never really listened to Iggy Pop a lot so held no expectations and i have really enjoyed this.

Django Django

2/5

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5

Os Mutantes

2/5

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

3/5

Can hear how influential this is, the production is spot on. Just not for me

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

1/5

Blur

2/5

Parachutes

Coldplay

2/5

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

2/5

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

How fitting to get this album on the day Ozzy has passed. Absolutely love this album. Starts strong and and keeps going right until the end.

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

4/5

An odd album filled with stripped back 80s beats, low level vocals on some songs but there are gems throughout as well. The Sensual World, Love and Anger, Deeper Understanding and the fantastic This Woman's Work. Kate Bush isn't an artist I have listened to a lot, and mostly seems to write brilliant songs that sound better when others cover them. I still enjoyed this and expect would appreciate it further with more listens.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

1/5

I listened to the album multiple times, I can tell you absolutely nothing about it now. Really forgettable

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

4/5

This album is an interesting ride. from some really absolutely banger in the first half, to a concept album of a darker tone in the second. Weird and wonderful, full of interesting sounds, melodies, instruments and lyrical content.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

3/5

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

2/5

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

4/5

In Rainbows

Radiohead

1/5

I just don't understand the appeal, couple of cool motifs throughout but overall I just don't feel it. it brings nothing to the table

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

2/5

All Directions

The Temptations

3/5

Funky, bold, odd

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

2/5

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

3/5

Overall a good album from the Beatles, I feel side one lands better than side 2, with some excellent songwriting. I do find "You Can't do That" problematic though

New York Dolls

1/5

Trash is accurate

Live At Leeds

The Who

3/5

Tapestry

Carole King

3/5

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

Celebrity Skin

Hole

4/5

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

2/5

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

2/5

What in the world? Stylish? Yes. Odd? Yes. My thing? No

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Homework

Daft Punk

4/5

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

This man can sing. Probably leaning toward 3.5 but upped to 4

Horses

Patti Smith

1/5

This man can sing. Probably leaning toward 3.5 but upped to 4

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Adele

3/5

Adele has such a great voice and ability. Overall a good listen, not fully to my taste but I can appreciate the talent.

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

1/5

What a boring drone of nonsensical word mumbled together to form something akin but not quite like music.

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

2/5

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

4/5

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

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

This album definitely has grown on me over time. Not my first listen and probably won't be my last. Feels raw and unpolished, but in a good way. The wall of sound from the drums, stop start guitars, interesting bass lines, all a product of the time when garage rock was big. Not perfect by any means but very strong all round.

Black Sabbath

5/5

Pure Brilliance

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

3/5

I'm really not sure what I just listened to, great background music with a tonne going on if you peel back the layers.

Moondance

Van Morrison

3/5

Easy listening, but also easy to tune out. Has some really good moments and yet a lot is forgettable.

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

4/5

What a massive album, granted the original track listing only went to the song Motörhead, but this was great in many ways. Heavy metal at it's finest

Nowhere

Ride

2/5

Meh

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

An excellent debut album from an interesting time, I saw FF live in late 2004 following the release of this album and the songs left an impact on me.

Kid A

Radiohead

1/5

I just don't like Radiohead, there are like two ok songs here, the rest is just droning and nonsense. Saying that, the two ok songs are still droning and nonsense they just are put together in a more coherent way

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

3/5

Bossanova

Pixies

2/5

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

2/5

Stardust

Willie Nelson

1/5

Slow, boring

Station To Station

David Bowie

4/5

This album is so varied in its composition and yet has a similar feel across it. Short but not, only 6 tracks but still 38 minutes long. Some really good vocal performances, bit funky, mellow and kind of all over the place. This really is a representation of a coked out very creative brain.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

1/5

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

3/5

I have never really listened to jazz, and I probably don't have the right appreciation of how good this is/isn't. But I enjoyed my listens but it didn't create that sense of something special.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

2/5

Not my thing, a couple of interesting tunes but I couldn't listen to this again.

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Limp Bizkit

3/5

This is an interesting ride. This is my youth, definitely not the best Limp Bizkit album in my opinion but still has some pretty good songs on it. The soundscapes are really cool on some tracks and then other songs are just cringe. But that is LB in a nutshell. Is there talent there, undoubtedly. Is some of it bad. Yes. Is some of it so bad it's good. Also yes.

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

2/5

Sounds like it was written by a 15yo. He definitely has a good voice, just a pity he didnt explore its limits

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

Tracy Chapman

5/5

Crazysexycool

TLC

1/5

Could not finish this.

Ambient 1/Music For Airports

Brian Eno

4/5

The album the defined ambient music. Simple and excellent

Adele

4/5

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

Dookie by Green Day A (pop) punk album that for me feels a bit hit and miss, but boy to the hits actually hit hard. Basket Case, Welcome to Paradise, When I Come Around, are stand outs amongst many. Few songs that seem to blend but all tell a fairly similar story. Got me thinking if this was meant to be a concept album or just representative of the time and age. 4 stars.

1984

Van Halen

4/5

My oh my. I have never really enjoyed Van Halen. But listening to this album and changed my mind. the musical talent is really good. The guitar, the synths, and the drums are so good. Downside is the lyrical content of a few of the songs. An era of the time, but like most albums on this journey we have to look at the context. A surprise 4 stars

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

2/5

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

1/5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

4/5

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

3/5

Only half the songs are on spotify, but the remaining sound pretty good

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

Some seriously cool songs on this record. Particularly like space truckin' and of course smoke on the water.

1999

Prince

3/5

This is a weird one for sure. Prince seem like one of those artists who is absolutely brilliant, yeah at the same time cover versions of his songs hit better than his. This album simply starts and quickly descends into sex maniac territory with songs that could easily be two thirds the length of what they are. The synths, the funk, the craftsmanship and charm all raise this up beyond the 1 or 2 it could have been.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

The Doors

4/5

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

3/5

Not my usual style, feels a bit stilted. Solid album with some definite high points, enjoyed To Zion, Dop Wop (That Thing) and Everything is Everything.

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

3/5

Musically this is great. Lyrically what the?

Funeral

Arcade Fire

3/5

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

I am surprised at how much I did enjoy this.

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Sincere

Mj Cole

1/5

Two Dancers

Wild Beasts

2/5

There are parts of this I like, some of the beats, sound and vibe. The title track starts in a similar vein to an XX song. But when all the elements are put together and it turns out pretty average.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

3/5

I liked this but also it wasn't super memorable

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

2/5

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

1/5

Droning and boring 1 star

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

2/5

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

2/5

Great production, but this dragged and dragged.

Peter Gabriel

3/5

Some really interesting music but as an album it just doesn't gel.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

4/5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

1/5

Street Signs

Ozomatli

2/5

Unable to listen to the full album. What I could listen to was refreshing but not truly my vibe

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

3/5

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

2/5

Talvin Singh

2/5

Opener sounds like it should be from a film soundtrack. Add in some electro beats and you end up with this fusion of eastern and western that doesn't quite land

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

3/5

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

Either Or

Elliott Smith

2/5

Microshift

Hookworms

4/5

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Peter Gabriel

2/5

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

3/5

The Stone Roses

4/5

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

1/5

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

3/5

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

4/5

That is a hard opener. But one that shines a light on the racism inherent within the US with satire and wit. As we continue we get more political commentary done with that vevlet voice.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

3/5

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

3/5

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

The Modern Lovers

3/5

I'm getting hints of The Doors, a bit of The Velvet Underground and just a jumble of incoherence and a bit bland. 3 stars

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

2/5

Slow jazzy ballets to start. Good voice, a bit boring though. Definitely of the era

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

Struggling with this one. It is dark and bluesy but slightly hard to stay in the songs. The drone of the vocals, light touch of acoustic guitar paired with low quality recordings. 2

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

1/5

No Other

Gene Clark

3/5

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

3/5

Porcupine

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

Diamond Life

Sade

3/5

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

4/5

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

2/5

Great background Jazz, talented and vibrant in many places, just not for me

The Joshua Tree

4/5

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

3/5

The xx

5/5

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

American Gothic

David Ackles

2/5

London Calling

The Clash

3/5

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

3/5

Interesting sound, switching between grunge and hard rock. Emotionally driven with an interesting delivery. The relentless guitar and drumming add to that heaviness of topic. Definitely of its time.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

4/5

Great album, I feel let down slightly in the middle.

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

4/5

Wasn't expecting that.

Blood, Sweat & Tears