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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Merriweather Post Pavilion Animal Collective	5	2.9	+2.1
Nothing's Shocking Jane's Addiction	5	3.17	+1.83
Bongo Rock Incredible Bongo Band	5	3.26	+1.74
Teen Dream Beach House	5	3.27	+1.73
Homework Daft Punk	5	3.29	+1.71
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails	5	3.35	+1.65
Ágætis Byrjun Sigur Rós	5	3.37	+1.63
xx The xx	5	3.37	+1.63
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes	5	3.44	+1.56
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	5	3.5	+1.5

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Cheap Thrills Big Brother & The Holding Company	1	3.43	-2.43
If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Pogues	1	3.34	-2.34
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	1	3.32	-2.32
Hejira Joni Mitchell	1	3.13	-2.13
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle Bill Callahan	1	3.02	-2.02
Swordfishtrombones Tom Waits	1	2.95	-1.95
Innervisions Stevie Wonder	2	3.87	-1.87
Mask Bauhaus	1	2.85	-1.85
Vincebus Eruptum Blue Cheer	1	2.8	-1.8
Happy Trails Quicksilver Messenger Service	1	2.8	-1.8

Artists

Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	3	5
Led Zeppelin	2	5
Bob Marley & The Wailers	2	5
Metallica	3	4.33

Least Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Tom Waits	2	1.5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	3	2

5-Star Albums (21)

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She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

I have to admit 2 songs were great, but her voice was too 80s for me to appreciate the rest

2 likes

Teen Dream

Beach House

5/5

FABulous

1 likes

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

3/5

some interesting songs but meh

1 likes

Run-D.M.C.

2/5

no stand out songs

1 likes

4-Star Albums (51)

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

1-Star Albums (15)

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Harvest

Neil Young

3/5

sounded like a classic but not my favorite genre, I would never pick it to listen to but it was enjoyable

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

4/5

great jam band, hope to listen to it more

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

2/5

boring

Sound Affects

The Jam

3/5

somewhat generic post punk, very 80s vibe

Different Class

Pulp

2/5

weird speaksinging and yelling

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

classic fun. disk 1 was great. this has reminded me to listen to zeppelin more disk 2 (barf spotify) was not as fun

Live At Leeds

The Who

2/5

I don't like live albums

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

fun album if in the right mood

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

1/5

live album.. slow jam band with no rhythm and doesn't take me anywhere.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

3/5

some radio hits, but fairly boring for the most part

1977

Ash

3/5

I'm just not that into hard rock these days, but I appreciated some of the songs a few were interesting to listen to. will have to try again in the right mood

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

2/5

I can hear that music I love was influenced by this album but it's not doing anything for me.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

great chill work relaxing music

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

interesting but also not. it was ok

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

1/5

couldn't make it thru the first song. it sounds like it was recorded inside a fishbowl

Infected

The The

3/5

unremarkable "weird" 80s music

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

great simple music

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

3/5

fun and quality music but also forgettable. will need to try again

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

music sounds fun but the vocals are blah

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

4/5

jazzy fun

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

3/5

ok lounge music, funky but got bored a few times

Machine Head

Deep Purple

3/5

sadly the first thing I think of is guitar hero.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

3/5

fun but not my current style

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth

3/5

typical 80s hard rock shredder metal

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

bad elevator music

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

3/5

simple music but at least she has a nice voice

Beautiful Freak

Eels

4/5

never noticed it was a weird stereo mix. reminds me of high school, good jams,

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

this is my cup of tea

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

3/5

pleasant but nothing is jumping out at me

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

3/5

I am ready for the next album

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

5/5

great album, need to listen to it more

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

classic songs but ancient

Dire Straits

3/5

I remember my parents listening to this, it's not bad but not something I would seek out

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

3/5

funky but a little too much at times

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

2/5

good beats but don't like their voice. at least he's not rapping about not killing people. oh nevermind, now there's a song about revenge murder for a robbery

Another Green World

Brian Eno

4/5

chill ambient

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

2/5

what even genre is this? very 90s vibe, all over the place, not really consistent?

Paul Simon

4/5

enjoyable folky

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

chill

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

3/5

boring

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

I love cover albums and hearing great musicians make songs work in other genres. sadly I don't know many of the originals

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

CCR is always fun

The Rise & Fall

Madness

4/5

a fun album! but doubt I'll listen again

The Rolling Stones

4/5

fun

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

1/5

I have heard of Tom Waits before but never heard him. now that I've heard him my thoughts are... how was this ever popular?

Teen Dream

Beach House

5/5

FABulous

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

1/5

whoever decided on the 1001 albums list is in love with jam bands. I am not.

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

4/5

Garbage

4/5

White Denim

3/5

slightly more modern jam band, but still not great

Homework

Daft Punk

5/5

fav

Elvis Presley

4/5

fun oldies

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

3/5

got that weird alto dude singer voice

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

4/5

fun old timey music

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

2/5

not a fan of live albums

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

all the songs sounded the same, but it was a nice chill vibe

The xx

5/5

one of my fav dream pop rock albums

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

weird but OK

1984

Van Halen

3/5

fun songs I recognize and enjoy but I would probably never put on

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

good classics

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

4/5

surprisingly fun and jumpy

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

David Bowie

4/5

fun

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

4/5

slow but somewhat interesting

1999

Prince

3/5

some bangers! but not all were fabulous

Close To The Edge

Yes

3/5

enjoyed the music but not the singer

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

2/5

some good beats but a bit angry, too much talking filler

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

2/5

opening track starts strong! but oh my the rest is bleh

Gorillaz

3/5

I listened to demon days not this album, this one had a good mix of great and boring

Street Life

The Crusaders

3/5

fun saxophone

Metallica

5/5

a classic. it really stands the test of time, a great album!

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

3/5

some good songs but a bunch of filler as well

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

3/5

good "generic" rock. I know the only reason it sounds generic is because I've heard every derivative work from it. no strong emotions for me on this first listen

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

2/5

not my cup of tea

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

3/5

Impressed that this came out in the 70s but isn't doing much for me today

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

3/5

fun but old

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

4/5

great!

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

2/5

not my jam

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

good for an OST

Blackstar

David Bowie

2/5

what happened?

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

4/5

aged well

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

2/5

no thanks

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

1/5

experimental garbage?

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

1/5

I couldn't make it thru. folk punk is not great

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

4/5

rhythmic

Henry's Dream

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

weirdly joyful but not something I would ever want to listen to.

Play

Moby

4/5

good but not great

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

2/5

a bit simple boring in the wrong genre for me

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

4/5

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

3/5

I have heard many of these before and it was pleasant but not my style of music

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

2/5

I do not like his voice

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

2/5

boring country

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

3/5

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

3/5

some interesting songs but meh

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

3/5

the violin made it bearable

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

2/5

don't enjoy jazz

S&M

Metallica

4/5

fun but I wish there was no crowd noises

Mask

Bauhaus

1/5

too experimental, no flow, not musical enough

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

lots of good samples and tunes, but just not a fan of the genre

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

5/5

love it

Run-D.M.C.

2/5

no stand out songs

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

4/5

still good

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

3/5

I enjoyed it more than I expected based on genre. interesting

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

1/5

hate his voice, and the music was not my style

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

1/5

it's time to put this album away forever

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

At a few points I thought it was OK

The Doors

3/5

fun songs, lyrics are more odd than I remembered

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

3/5

fun if in the right mood.

Hejira

Joni Mitchell

1/5

the music is terrible and the lyrics are worse

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

2/5

generic punk

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

funky good

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

4/5

chill vibes

The World is a Ghetto

War

4/5

funky fun

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

good but not my favorite

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

4/5

I remember enjoying this album, but also needing to be in the right mood. that about sums it up.

Chelsea Girl

Nico

3/5

Closer

Joy Division

2/5

slower and much more moody than I expected

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

1/5

too much screaming. I had to turn the volume way down but it was still bad. I was excited for silence once the album was over.

American Gothic

David Ackles

1/5

not music

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

3/5

inoffensive derivative generic

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

3/5

Document

R.E.M.

3/5

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

2/5

a classic unique sound but too much clipping and random screaming

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

3/5

Signing Off

UB40

3/5

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

3/5

Adele

4/5

she has a good voice, I'm just not super into the style

If I Could Only Remember My Name

David Crosby

3/5

forgot I was listening

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

2/5

the tomato song was fun, but this is not my vibe

Risque

CHIC

3/5

good times

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

5/5

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

3/5

haha Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers) ??

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

forgettable

Diamond Life

Sade

3/5

forgettable

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

not my cup o tea

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

3/5

some good tunes but not memorable

Shalimar

Rahul Dev Burman

2/5

I've heard much better bollywood soundtracks. this might just be too old for me

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

3/5

forgettable

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

fun

The Stranger

Billy Joel

3/5

fun but all the songs sound the same

Vulnicura

Björk

2/5

one of the bjork albums to be listened to once and forgotten

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

generic 80s rock to my ears. no memorable songs beyond the title track.

Franz Ferdinand

3/5

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

not my style

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

2/5

worse than generic

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

3/5

pleasant and mellow

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

2/5

music for my parents

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

2/5

should have been an EP

The Trinity Session

Cowboy Junkies

2/5

not enough of... anything

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

1/5

I thought christina was pop, but whatever this is it's not me

The White Album

Beatles

5/5

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

5/5

Boston

3/5

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

4/5

fun. did not know this supergroup existed!

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

3/5

generic

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

fun

Vespertine

Björk

4/5

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

1/5

somewhat rhythmic noise

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

this is just a great album

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

4/5

more classics than I imagined! the skits were nostalgic but I'm glad they don't do that anymore

Ramones

3/5

fun fast album but all songs sound the same

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

good but I prefer their later albums

A Northern Soul

The Verve

3/5

generic 90s alt rock

Feast of Wire

Calexico

4/5

fun

Django Django

4/5

fun

World Clique

Deee-Lite

4/5

silly fun

Raw Power

The Stooges

2/5

boring. nothing unique

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

inoffensive boring fun rock

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

good

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

3/5

sorta classic but sometimes too weird

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

70s

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

5/5

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

3/5

generic 80s

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

2/5

this album was an hour longer than it needed to be

Peter Gabriel

3/5

forgettable boring

Destroyer

KISS

2/5

no memorable songs

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

2/5

unexciting at best

Ten

Pearl Jam

3/5

90s

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

2/5

completely forgettable. had to be there?

Trio

Dolly Parton

3/5

not bad, but not good

Fleet Foxes

5/5

a lovely album

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

2/5

vocalist sounds a bit like OK GO but I don't understand this genre

Parklife

Blur

2/5

generic and repetitive

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

ok but old

Iron Maiden

3/5

enjoyable

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

4/5

fun

808 State

3/5

holds up

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

completely forgettable but I didn't hate it

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

2/5

there was one good song and I'm not even sure it was good, everything else was actively bad

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

a nice chill album but sorta empty. probably good for the time but it's missing something now

Gold

Ryan Adams

2/5

it was music, just not exciting at all

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

3/5

goofy

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

I have to admit 2 songs were great, but her voice was too 80s for me to appreciate the rest

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

can almost always listen to this

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

4/5

enjoyable but forgettable

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

some good songs some bad

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

2/5

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

3/5

boring 80s

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

2/5

made to sound older than it is

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

2/5

nothing happened

War

3/5

uninteresting

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

4/5

not something I normally listen to but enjoyed it

The Poet

Bobby Womack

3/5

started off strong but got bored at the end

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

enjoyed it

Aja

Steely Dan

3/5

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

wow so many good songs on a single album I can see why he was popular

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Moon Safari

Air

5/5

fabulous

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

2/5

nothing

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

2/5

simple fun music, depressing lyrics make it less fun

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

hits less hard than it did 20 years ago but still good

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

1/5

too much talking. painfully repetitive