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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Cut The Slits	5	2.71	+2.29
Yeezus Kanye West	5	2.77	+2.23
The Sounds Of India Ravi Shankar	5	2.85	+2.15
I'm Your Man Leonard Cohen	5	3.1	+1.9
Le Tigre Le Tigre	5	3.13	+1.87
Vespertine Björk	5	3.16	+1.84
Time Out Of Mind Bob Dylan	5	3.21	+1.79
Songs Of Love And Hate Leonard Cohen	5	3.21	+1.79
John Prine John Prine	5	3.22	+1.78
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon	5	3.24	+1.76

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Hot Fuss The Killers	2	3.74	-1.74
Music Madonna	1	2.68	-1.68
Straight Outta Compton N.W.A.	2	3.51	-1.51
Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd	3	4.3	-1.3
The Soft Bulletin The Flaming Lips	2	3.28	-1.28
School's Out Alice Cooper	2	3.2	-1.2
Seventh Tree Goldfrapp	2	3.08	-1.08
Kimono My House Sparks	2	3.06	-1.06
Crocodiles Echo And The Bunnymen	2	3.05	-1.05
Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus Spirit	2	3.04	-1.04

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Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Leonard Cohen	4	4.75
Bob Dylan	3	5
Beatles	3	4.67
Björk	3	4.33

5-Star Albums (27)

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Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Only ever heard the hits here before, he has a command of language unseen in music, with such vivid imagery and apt metaphors. This is the second album I've heard of his, after the ill fated Spector album, and it's clear he's at the strength of his powers here.

1 likes

Vespertine

Björk

5/5

This is slowly becoming my favourite of hers (I say that after listening to every Bjork album)

1 likes

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Sea Change

Beck

3/5

His worst folk album imo, but I'm a massive one foot in the grave fan

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

5/5

No brainer for me, this is the album I have in the car fgs. Dylan at a point where everything he typed turned to gold and his fans wanted to cut his throat, inject it Really been enjoying It Takes a Lot to Laugh it Takes a Train to Cry recently, but the standouts remain: -Like a Rolling Stone, -Queen Jane Approximately, -Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, -Desolation Row. Just a fantastic album from start to finish, even if its my least favourite of the trilogy.

Drunk

Thundercat

3/5

Very good, but not my thing- sonically gorgeous and consistent, but I think Id prefer 10 5 min songs over 20 odd really short songs, as I can only now remember 2-3 tracks specifically

Van Halen

3/5

Really solid, hard to fault. Comparing like to like, though, AC/DC's Powerage from the same year shows it LEVELS. Bon Scott decided to take things in his OWN HANDS. Great cover of You Really Got Me

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

2/5

A good listen, feel like I cheated having the lyrics on spotify open but I feel like there's not a lot of substance in these lyrics, but again a really pleasing listen

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

4/5

Was so happy seeing this come up, a true classic, loved this one for 10 years. For me though, fat of the land clears, even if this has more of an arcade-y appeal. Favourites here remain the singles, which are among the prodigy's best.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

4/5

A romp; a fun mess of themes and genres. I have heard enough ska punk in my life to not want to hear any ever again, but it's clear that this is some of whats being imitated by lesser groups. Big fan of the second, more overtly political, side.

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

Pretty good, great to hear songs that are great lyrically, even if its not particularly exciting! The first half was a lot better than the second

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

3/5

Yeah, it's good, pretty authentically celtic-sounding. If I was made to review this last October, when I was obsessed with the title song, I'd probably have given this a higher rating.

Cut

The Slits

5/5

Was so happy to see this come up, this is an album I have loved for years. Seen the slits condescended with such accusations as not being proper musicians but this is a truly groundbreaking album, and sounds better than anything the sex pistols put out

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

5/5

Wow this is excellent- will be listening to this a lot

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

2/5

It's alright, but just got me wanting to listen to better stuff

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

2/5

Didn't give it too much of a chance admittedly. Felt uninspiring

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

4/5

Really enjoyed this Years ahead of all other late 80s hip hop

Pornography

The Cure

3/5

I listened to this walking home from the doctor in a lot of pain, and this was just a misery compiler. Obviously very good, but I was unable to give it a proper chance

Haunted Dancehall

The Sabres Of Paradise

2/5

mid ah 💀

Country Life

Roxy Music

4/5

Yeah really good, understand the Bryan Ferry hype

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

Street Signs

Ozomatli

2/5

Hard to find, and even then didn’t geta purport chance. Loved dejáme en paz

Le Tigre

5/5

Been meaning to listen to this for a while, masisve hanna fan, this might be even more my thing than sleater kinney

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

3/5

A success in production, but on the whole really not for me: The Beastie Boys' delivery has always set my teeth on edge, and I find it hard to look past, no matter how good the lyrics are. The achievement here is the production, made at a time when the writing was on the wall for the wild west of sampling. Same producers as Odelay!

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

3/5

Good fun

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

4/5

Yeah good, easy to listen to

Music

Madonna

1/5

This is shit, probably the most egregious of the list’s over compensating by adding recent albums in case they become classics

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

5/5

A personal favourite. They are a lot more kind of naive/ optimistic than your UK punk band but still quite sarcastic and vengeful. My favourite track is lets lynch the landlord but all the hits ie kill the poor california uber alles and viva las vegas are great

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

3/5

Yeah not too bad, liked the songs i already knew

I See You

The xx

4/5

Yeah not bad, not normally my thing but I liked it. Favourite was that one I'd already heard, though; Dangerous

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

4/5

Great listen, fantastic lyrics that show a genuine conviction to the cause

Call of the Valley

Shivkumar Sharma

4/5

Exceptional, might find masel using this

Slipknot

3/5

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

4/5

LOVE Silver Jews. This, however, is the worst I've heard, why was only this picked?

Medúlla

Björk

4/5

Great album, I'm a massive fan of her first four albums and it's good to hear the next one is good also. Accidently heard it on shuffle which probably killed it but rest assured I’llbe back

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

4/5

Good

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

3/5

I'll be honest I wasnt impressed, I'm usually a prog fan as well

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Yeah this was really good, in particular the hits but solid throughout

Low

David Bowie

4/5

Good stuff, hope to find a hidden gem i liked but no surprises sound and vision is the song here

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

5/5

Yeah this is boss, no denying it

Graceland

Paul Simon

5/5

Always great, the titular song hit like crack this time

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

Great record

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

4/5

Vespertine

Björk

5/5

This is slowly becoming my favourite of hers (I say that after listening to every Bjork album)

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

2/5

Not impressed

Caetano Veloso

2/5

Fun, but so far this is my least favourite tropicalia album (that includes Beck)

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

4/5

Love this deeply nostalgic

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

4/5

pretty good nice one

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

5/5

Love this album so so much

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

5/5

Probably my favourite album of all time, so easy to listen to, sickly sweet

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

4/5

Loved this

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

Very good, but I'm a bigger fan of their kitschy stuff

Queens of the Stone Age

4/5

Very nostalgic for me

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

4/5

Great fun, Phil's a great frontman

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

2/5

Very much average, which i guess puts it below the peak of the bell curve. Good fun

The White Album

Beatles

5/5

Way too long, this should've been two stellar albums; fortunately the album is redeemed by the sheer strength of the songs. Savoy Truffle really impressed this time, but my favourites remain: -While my Guitar Gently Weeps -Don't Pass me By -I'm So Tired -Happiness is a Warm Gun

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Phenomenal start to finish

Femi Kuti

3/5

Good!

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

3/5

I like the story albums more sry

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

3/5

You cant have a 15 minute album man ahahahha perfectly good in any case

New York Dolls

3/5

Impressive to sound like this when they did

Transformer

Lou Reed

3/5

Funeral

Arcade Fire

3/5

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

Parachutes

Coldplay

5/5

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

2/5

I liked the eponymous track

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

4/5

Great production as always

Gris Gris

Dr. John

3/5

He's a great songwriter

Odessa

Bee Gees

3/5

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

4/5

Liked it a lot

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

2/5

Good production, always liked ice cube and eazy e's delivery too

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

3/5

Pretty good

Suzanne Vega

3/5

Disintegration

The Cure

4/5

Most accessible cure album I've heard, and super good

Out of Step

Minor Threat

2/5

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

Good good good

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

Super good

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

2/5

Ugh

Roxy Music

4/5

not as polished as the other one I heard

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

Jazz was never my bag but this is enjoyable and very accomplished

John Prine

5/5

Ecstatic seeing this come up. A favourite of mine

Hotel California

Eagles

3/5

Genuinely don't enjoy them too much, some good songs here though

Very

Pet Shop Boys

2/5

Theyre clearly good but man did this drag for me

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

4/5

So good, just not as good as parachutes

Kimono My House

Sparks

2/5

Really not for me

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

3/5

The titular song is great of course, but the rest is forgettable

School's Out

Alice Cooper

2/5

Not my thing not my thing not my thing

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Yep decent, usually really don't like the b-sides on bowie albums but these were pretty good

The Modern Lovers

3/5

Decent, has me pining for roxy music

Cross

Justice

3/5

Good for what it is but this isnt me

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

3/5

Good

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

5/5

Really really good

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

I've only ever liked "I want to be there" from echo and the bunnymen

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

exceptional

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

3/5

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

4/5

Yeezus

Kanye West

5/5

One of the first albums i remember listening to as an album. Genuinely experimental and innovative. Kanye will be canonised in a way none of his contemporaries will be

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

4/5

Good album, love stewarts voice

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Not his best

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

5/5

Of course it’s 5, but some people put this on a pedestal and for me its not even his best album of the 70s