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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Hunting High And Low a-ha	5	3.12	+1.88
S&M Metallica	5	3.26	+1.74
Elvis Presley Elvis Presley	5	3.38	+1.62
Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz	5	3.65	+1.35
Bayou Country Creedence Clearwater Revival	5	3.66	+1.34
Live At The Regal B.B. King	5	3.68	+1.32
Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette	5	3.72	+1.28
Black Sabbath Black Sabbath	5	3.83	+1.17
Gold Ryan Adams	4	2.84	+1.16
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul Otis Redding	5	3.93	+1.07

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Repeater Fugazi	1	3.12	-2.12
Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses	2	3.74	-1.74
Kid A Radiohead	2	3.71	-1.71
Rumours Fleetwood Mac	3	4.46	-1.46
Garbage Garbage	2	3.38	-1.38
Rubber Soul Beatles	3	4.12	-1.12
Autobahn Kraftwerk	2	3.09	-1.09

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Artist	Albums	Average
Creedence Clearwater Revival	3	4.33

5-Star Albums (10)

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

1-Star Albums (1)

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The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

Thought I’d hate it, like the creativity of lyrics. Not bad! 7.5/10

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

2/5

Fine, it’s so easy stinks. Thought it’d be overrated going into it and still agree. 4/10.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

4/5 all bangers felt like movie “old music” big fan would come back.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

3/5

Classic bob dylan sound throughout. When I think bob dylan this album is all that the entire time.wish I LOVED but 3.5/5.

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

4/5

4.5/5 GREAT ALBUM-everything about it is what you’re looking for in oldies funk. Will definitely come back to this and other albums.

Guero

Beck

3/5

Some good some bad, feels pre hipster in a way with some of the rapping-solid but wouldn’t come beck…6/10

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

4/5

For how old it is this reminds me of LCD sound system and for that makes it very enjoyable-would come back to his work 8/10

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

3/5

Like being in a crazy movie (no lyrics) enjoyable but scattered. Wouldn’t come back but would explore other albums. 3/5

Paul Simon

3/5

Solid 3.5/5-it’s pleasant and like the original John Craigy. Will download

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

3/5. I’m not into 70s rock whether it be led zepppin or GNR-didn’t age well for me.

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

3/5

It was fine good music nothing spectacular 3/5

Brutal Youth

Elvis Costello

3/5

It being 90s in sound makes it ok-no 3/5 not bad but not great.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

3.5/5 soul baby-lyrics ring true today even. Big fan but not a 4/5

Rubber Soul

Beatles

3/5

3.75/5 just under great really enjoyed.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

90s rock some good some fine. If listen to other albums but also wouldn’t seek it out. 3/5

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

4/5

Finally a great album! Start to finish no bad songs. 4/5

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

4/5

4/5 I’m not into rock really but this is weird enough to work. Birds chirping reminded me of mars Volta and the experimental instruments kept me enjoying.

Document

R.E.M.

4/5

Great very 90s and some classics on there.

Imagine

John Lennon

4/5

Almost excellent-4.5/5 great album.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

Very chill but very pleasant. 4/5

Gold

Ryan Adams

4/5

Suzanne Vega

3/5

3/5 not much to say very much a blend of 80s/90s pop. Lyrics are a little strange at time but enjoyable Melodie’s and vocals.

Odelay

Beck

4/5

4/5 banger so good I didn’t like the newer album loved this one.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

Fine-crazy that maps is on this given how different the rest of the album is-would’ve been fun to see at Coachella 3/5

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

3/5

Some classics nothing spectacular-3/5.

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

4/5

NOT AVAILBLE-had to listen to stay awhile album instead-great. A lot of classics this is Alyssa’s kind of music. 4/5

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

2/5

All over the place kind of had a feeling like midsommar in the end somehow? 2.5/5-meh

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

What I wanted with bob dylan 4/5 so great. I now get the storytelling aspect.

Garbage

2/5

Didn’t finish but know the vibes 2.5/5

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

3/5

3/5 better than expected with good use of experimental riffs making this more than just a straighforward 90s rock album.

Shaft

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Movie scores aren’t my thing however I enjoyed it. 3.5/5

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Got lost in it great story telling especially about the brother on the run. 4/5 starting to get Springsteen.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

3/5

Sounded muddy-ok but not my favorite. 3/5

Rio

Duran Duran

4/5

Ran 4 miles on this album. Up beat great-4/5

Repeater

Fugazi

1/5

1.5/5-every time I wanted to say it’s just bad there’s a little something keeping it from being that bad. I wouldn’t come back.

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

3/5

French Caribbean. Fine and pleasant 3/5

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Loves the album artwork music didn’t match-I did like the Chris Cornell similarities in voice but wouldn’t come back to it 3/5

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

This is either a 4.5/5 or a 5/5. This album is full of bangers-recognizable songs and samples cut from it. I was pursuing the perfect album at 5/5 but this even if this isn’t its so close it’s in the 5/5 club. Can’t even describe just why you want in oldies.

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

4/5

Very similar to Otis Redding (he was the next suggested song after this album) 4.5 out of 5 I’m loving soul funk.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Original kacey mush raves. Really enjoyed it 3.5/5

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

3/5

Short sweet enjoyable old rock 3/5. Reminds me of the oldest sons band in f is for family 3/5

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

Everything I want in a jazz album. Foreign language but many recognizable songs and truly what I’ve been looking for. 5/5

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Forgot notes loved the album 4/5

If I Could Only Remember My Name

David Crosby

3/5

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Well balanced with the hits carrying the album. True 90s through and through. 75%

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

3/5

90s garbage alt. Some ok lots of not great. Lost lyrics. 60%

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Would’ve been fun to see live in the 90s at an outdoor music festival. Classic 90s noises but also not a great album by today’s standards. 3.5/5

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

3/5

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

5/5

Bangers throughout she’s my queen 10/10 5/5

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

3/5

Production quality was great-lots of string ensembles etc. that said a little to whimsical in lyrics and presentation. 3/5

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

3/5

Some modern songs some very old school however all generally pleasant and fun. 3.5/5

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

4/5

What you think when you think old rap-great 90s sound 4/5

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

70s funk through and through (in sound) really enjoyable-not something that I’d always listen to but really liked. 4/5

S&M

Metallica

5/5

5/5 10/10 it’s Metallica’s with an orchestra. Very approachable balanced and incredible. Loved it.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

80s 90s jams on par with abba. 4.5/5 9.5/10

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

3/5

3/5 pleasant but lossless-like walking through an art gallery, you can appreciate but it’s never going to wow unless you’re embroiled in it.

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

3/5

Felt like Mumford and sons folk-kind of garbage but not unpleasant-3/5

Kid A

Radiohead

2/5

All over the place some Radiohead sound some jazz? 2/5

Risque

CHIC

3/5

Funk baby 3.5/5

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

4/5

I thought I was going to hate from the album art-this was great, I love live albums and this was great for 80s style rock. 4/5

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

When you think of old Vietnam rock it’s this. Best perfect album 5/5

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

It’s surprising how many songs you know here. New age Beatles 4/5

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

3/5

Fun-some songs short but many iconic ones. Would listen again 3.5/5

Street Life

The Crusaders

3/5

Soundtrack to your funky life-lyrics on track 1 only! 3/5

Bubble And Scrape

Sebadoh

2/5

First song was great and then it was all over the place from alt to grunge to hardcoreish? Bad 2/5

Cupid & Psyche 85

Scritti Politti

3/5

80s cocaine music-sunset red sports car Miami and palm trees. Shades down hair flowing. NOT workout music 3/5

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Rolling Stones are great and not just a boomer band? 4/5

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

Some great 90s rock rap some great 90s rock(?) and some out there interludes etc. 4/5 for the bangers

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

5/5

Might be my favorite yet..5/5 don’t let the opening track we know sway you.

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

I love credence. Very good

Blunderbuss

Jack White

4/5

This was great, thought I knew JW but really lively throughout 4/5

Viva Hate

Morrissey

4/5

This was a great album throughout-old but modern. 4/5

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

3/5

This has a “I’m being hypnotized into being a 60s cult member“ vibe. That said it’s pleasant just scattered? 3/5

Timeless

Goldie

2/5

Era of ecstasy you needed to be on it to get it…I guess 2/5

Black Sabbath

5/5

Black Sabbath is FIRE-the dark Beatles-Ozzy has a great voice-crazy you can’t really understand him today 4/5

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

3/5

It’s exactly what you think it is-he’s the classic HOO WAH YEAH singer-interesting that he used balling out in the 50s! 3/5

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

2/5

90s moody garbage, couldn’t finish-not bad or unpleasant just nothing interesting enough to keep going -2.5/5

Elvis Presley

5/5

Wait…Elvis is incredible? 4.5 or 5/5-ill do 5 to honor but it’s what you think Elvis is but not satirical, just great! 5/5

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

3/5

Some songs had me thinking “great golf music” all in that genre of good oldies-a few recognizable songs also sneak in 3.5/5

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

2/5

Muddy garage rock. Some nice riffs but also messy-Not my jam 2/5

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

David Bowie

5/5

Didn’t finish unfortunately however it’s great. It’s what you think David Bowie is but not as out there and exaggerated as you may think. 5/5

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

5/5

Downloaded-classic singing but not too much, great jazz that’s not too out there. 5/5 super enjoyable.

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Lossless it was fine

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

3/5

London punk. 3/5

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

3/5

Tommy w-nice to hear real jazz of his 3/5