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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Low-Life New Order	5	3.29	+1.71
This Year's Model Elvis Costello & The Attractions	5	3.31	+1.69
Debut Björk	5	3.38	+1.62
Metal Box Public Image Ltd.	4	2.42	+1.58
1984 Van Halen	5	3.49	+1.51
Sheer Heart Attack Queen	5	3.64	+1.36
Band On The Run Paul McCartney and Wings	5	3.67	+1.33
A Little Deeper Ms. Dynamite	4	2.81	+1.19
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) Simple Minds	4	2.96	+1.04

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Safe As Milk Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	1	3.01	-2.01
Ill Communication Beastie Boys	2	3.64	-1.64
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	3.54	-1.54
Peter Gabriel 3 Peter Gabriel	2	3.29	-1.29
British Steel Judas Priest	2	3.29	-1.29
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon	2	3.25	-1.25
Bongo Rock Incredible Bongo Band	2	3.25	-1.25
Ragged Glory Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	3.14	-1.14

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1984

Van Halen

5/5

This album marked the beginning of high school for me. It was a time I was shifting from mainstream to alternative in musical taste. However, this album still evokes fond memories with several of the songs being iconic of the period for me.

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

2/5

Listening to this has reinforced my neutrality towards Peter Gabriel. As in the 80s, I don't connect with the music or lyrics as I do with other artists. I don't dislike him, but I also don't particularly like him either.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

Outside of my comfort zone, but very enjoyable. I liked the diversity and musicality of the entire album, though I think I favored the first part over the second (though not by much).

Black Sabbath

3/5

This is the definition of 70s metal to me. Hard to believe that this was once considered the hardcore version of music.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

3/5

The sound seems to be representative of the period, though I had never heard of this band. I recognized Janice Joplin's voice and that is how I learned that she started as part of a band.

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

I went in knowing only the title song, but the entire album ended up being solid

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

4/5

I was never a big Beastie Boys fan back in the day, but I found this album to be surprisingly enjoyable. Perhaps I should have explored them more.

Cut

The Slits

3/5

Solid early new wave/post-punk feel. Was not previously familiar with them, but I enjoyed the album.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

Lots of familiar songs here. Enjoyed the ones I didn't know as well.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

3/5

Liked it. Clocks was already known, but the rest of the album seemed likable but not extraordinary

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

2/5

Not my favorite, but I did enjoy the diversity.

Graceland

Paul Simon

3/5

An eclectic collection with a folksy vibe.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Previously known and enjoyed

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

Eh...

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

Some iconic 60s music here, know and enjoy this album.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

5/5

Fondly remembered from my teenage years!

Metal Box

Public Image Ltd.

4/5

Post punk in all its glory.

Sheet Music

10cc

2/5

I know some other 10cc songs, but none of these. They really didn't hook me in though.

Metallica

4/5

Iconic metal

The College Dropout

Kanye West

3/5

I liked this much more than I expected that I would

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

3/5

Not really my thing, but good for what it is

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

1/5

Not really my thing.

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

2/5

At first I thought this sounded like a spoof of a 60s band, then I read the Wikipedia article and found out it was!

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

3/5

Interesting take on some country oldies

In Utero

Nirvana

3/5

Love the ones that went mainstream...

Odelay

Beck

3/5

Pretty neutral towards him and my opinion remains unchanged

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

3/5

I can see how this influenced musicians that followed in the 60s

A Little Deeper

Ms. Dynamite

4/5

Surprised at the style diversity and how much I enjoyed this album

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

If you ask me to describe classic R&B, I would describe this album.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

5/5

It is Paul McCartney, what more is there to say!

Debut

Björk

5/5

Own and love this album.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

3/5

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

3/5

If you asked me to describe old-timey country music, I would describe this album

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

3/5

A little too country for my taste, but enjoyable

Fragile

Yes

4/5

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

5/5

Opus Dei

Laibach

3/5

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

2/5

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

2/5

Never heard of her before. It was OK, but didn't hook me in

Low-Life

New Order

5/5

Frank

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

3/5

Street Signs

Ozomatli

2/5

Live / Dead

Grateful Dead

2/5

Common

3/5

enjoyable though I don't think I am the target demographic for the messaging

Guero

Beck

3/5

OK, though Beck has never been on my favorite list

S&M

Metallica

4/5

I'm not usually a big fan of metal, however I found this surprisingly enjoyable with the addition of the symphony

Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

4/5

very folksy, and I now understand why he was so revered

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

Simple Minds

4/5

I'm not sure how this never made it onto my radar!

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

3/5

The songs I did not know were consistent with the style of the ones I did know.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

I bunch of versions I had never heard, but I loved them

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

Familiar with quite a bit of this

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

2/5

Not really my jam

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

3/5

It is interesting that the most famous song seems to be the least bluesy

British Steel

Judas Priest

2/5

Metal is not really my thing, but I remember when this was popular

Femi Kuti

3/5

I'm not sure what I was expecting from 'afri beat', but I enjoyed this album

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

3/5

I'm not sure how they avoided falling on my radar during my punk phase, but here we are.

More Specials

The Specials

3/5

I was unaware that ska went back this far! Solid album.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

In line with DSotM