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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Suicide
Suicide
5 2.46 +2.54
Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
5 2.84 +2.16
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
5 3.07 +1.93
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
5 3.33 +1.67
Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
5 3.38 +1.62
Debut
Björk
5 3.39 +1.61
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
5 3.4 +1.6
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
5 3.53 +1.47
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
5 3.6 +1.4
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
5 3.62 +1.38

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
1 2.98 -1.98
Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
1 2.73 -1.73
Graceland
Paul Simon
2 3.72 -1.72
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
2 3.46 -1.46
Soul Mining
The The
2 3.17 -1.17
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
2 3.05 -1.05

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Nirvana 2 5
Creedence Clearwater Revival 2 5

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Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

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Lust For Life by Iggy Pop
Oct 23 2023

I'm glad I've never seen, felt or touched 1970s. It was a confusing and slimy place. Most of the songs end in a fade-out, since humanity had too much to handle back then to take time to finish songs. Production-wise everything is surprisingly very nice. I expected way more "punk" but got a decent "rhythm and blues". From reading about but not really listening much Iggy Pop except mandatory Lust for Life and I Wanna Be Your Dog I expected way less "sadder Rolling Stones". Lyrics are very repetitive, but that's the whole deal. Feels trance-ish. A great album still, but a bit too much of the same thing to my taste. Read up on it - I knew David Bowie was involved!

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs
Oct 24 2023

Your Bob Dylan tribute needs more harmonica. Nice pipes on track 2. Otherwise, not my jam. Best of Indie 2014 playlist material.

Nevermind by Nirvana
Oct 25 2023

The "oh, I know this song" simulation. Hard to distinguish whether I really like it or am nostalgic about it. Surprising amount of gun references. Interesting to hear a lot of stuff that became a staple in music for years to come. Definitely more listener-friendly than some if their other stuff: Hairspray Queen still haunts me 16 years later. Territorial Pissings intro is pure gold. It is now time to make it unclear

Oct 26 2023

Charged by the system for murdering the rhythm. 1993 exoticness. Jacques Cousteau could never get this low. Super cool and very 30 years ago. What always confused me about Gangsta Rap is that all the songs are about how cool and dangerous the author is, and how he can tell you the sickest story ever, but he never does. And then we get Lo-Fi Hip-Hop Beats to Study and Relax to. But indeed, Wu-Tang Clan ain't nothing to fuck with.

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
Oct 27 2023

Boring and same-y. I tried to write anything else, but I could not

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
Oct 30 2023

Soundwise an amazing piece - it has everything from funky bass licks to jazz arrangements, to 90s hip-hop staples. As for lyrics, I'm really confused. Kendrick spends the first third if this album in age-old issues of bitches, money and being tough. There are pieces on dick size and an ode to vaginal walls. Then he transitions to personal crises and struggles of African-american population. It is hella hard for me to put everything into a cohesive narrative here. I really tried to like this album, but since I'm definitely not the "target audience" it got lost on me.

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Oct 31 2023

The album is nice and easy. Makes me want to go on a summer roadtrip.

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley
Nov 01 2023

Songs feel a bit same. With Gypsy Woman - a nice exception. Does not jam my jams

Signing Off by UB40
Nov 02 2023

This is a reggae album. Probably has some strong social-political commentary in it. Sounds mostly like any other record of this genre. Weird fades in and out and skips on some tracks. Wasn't impressed.

On The Beach by Neil Young
Nov 03 2023

Some get strong, some get strange. Not a fan of Neil's voice, but the album as a whole was a pleasant experience.

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes
Nov 06 2023

This is awesome! Especially liked the Little Ghost and Nurse. A bit of horror with a hefty dose of twang.

Nov 07 2023

Melancholic 2000s sound. Can easily imagine half of the tracks as an opening to some drama/crime series

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Nov 08 2023

So long and so weird! Keeps you on your toes, and you don't know what to expect: - Lovesong - Lovesong - SYNTH VIOLENCE - A gentle ballad What could be your mom's favourite is so much more

Dance Mania by Tito Puente
Nov 09 2023

Can't add anything meaningful

Make Yourself by Incubus
Nov 10 2023

I thought I've heard every bit of new-metal-post-grunge-music-with-a-DJ way back when it was mainstream. Is this what my possible grandkids will call "old folks stuff"? The funky bass section is great, though! Oh how I love Wikipedia: Boyd reflected on the tension in a 2001 interview with Spin, saying that "when we're making music together, it's like five men making love — in a very platonic sense."

Nov 13 2023

"Respect" was one of the tracks from my crappy mp3 player when I was 16. So I was like: "Hey, Aretha! How's it going?" and she was like: "I've been dead for 5 years!". So that's that. Aretha has a powerful voice and the music is also really good. While I'm not super into each and every track here, it is a thing worth listening. Would recommend!

Harvest by Neil Young
Nov 14 2023

I can be easily bought with a harmonica. But the rest is quite questionable. "Man Needs a Maid" is the weirdest song I've heard in a while. I don't know what happened in Alabama in 1972 and I don't want to know.

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl
Nov 15 2023

Felt like a blur of softcore lounge music. Not great, not terrible. Probably won't listen again

Tapestry by Carole King
Nov 16 2023

I think I should stop calling every second album "same-y". Looks like it is just a concept for 70-80s pop stuff. This sounds palatable, I could probably give a second listen to some tracks. The amount of devotion bordering on stalking in the lyrics is a bit alarming. However, in the titular track Carole sees a man turn into a toad, and then Gandalf shows up to take her for a walk. What the hell is a Natural Woman? Does an Artificial Woman exist?

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen
Nov 23 2023

Post-punk 80s stuff: whail-y vocals, overcrancked bass, trippy lyrics. What's not to like here? Titular track probably my favourite

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones
Nov 24 2023

Some of these songs are what my disease-ridden brain will remember as "good old days" when I'm 90 years old. I've heard Tumbling Dice hundreds of times and still like it. To be fair, this is 29 year old Mic Jagger singing some very inspired-by classic Rock & Roll and RnB tunes. By today's standards it would be like Lil Nas X releasing a Pet Shop Boys inspired album. Keith Richards was already in his Half-Man-Half-Heroine phase, so there is not much of his guitar flourishes here. I din't think its their best album, but I really dig it's atmosphere: sounds more like a jam session, than a studio album. Like you're at a party or something.

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Nov 27 2023

A pleasant listen on a shitty November day. At times too preachy for my taste, but alright overall.

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Nov 29 2023

This one has more well-known hits: like Run Through The Jungle and Up Around The Bend. Good times all around!

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen
Nov 30 2023

The Bunnymen are ok, but Mr Echo shut up for a sec please, would you kindly? By the end I got pretty annoyed by the vocals

Electric Warrior by T. Rex
Dec 04 2023

A pleasant listen, compared to to the few other recent titles from this list. Much more gentle than I expected

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra
Dec 05 2023

You've tuned in to *radroach screech* Mojave Music Radio *gunshot* Where we play nothing but jazz, jazz, jazz! *Nuka Cola bottle opens*

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
Dec 06 2023

Don't know if I'm too young or too old for this thing. Did not "catch" me

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey
Dec 07 2023

Powerful and fun. One more good find

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan
Dec 08 2023

Loved the atmosphere! How High The Moon made me laugh.

Moondance by Van Morrison
Dec 11 2023

Piano / keys were nice. Otherwise kinda bland

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top
Dec 12 2023

Fun guys as always. Plus their biggest hit is on this record

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub
Dec 13 2023

Really enjoyed this. One more interesting band I've never heard about

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis
Dec 15 2023

Is two tracks per album a Jazz thing or a Miles Davis thing? Enjoyed it any way! Love me an electric organ

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
Dec 18 2023

Seems I should have liked this album, but I did not. Feels off, can't explain why

Made In Japan by Deep Purple
Dec 19 2023

Interesting to see a live album here. Heard most of.the songs 100s of times before, but never a live version. Loved the keyboard fill-ins between the tracks

m b v by My Bloody Valentine
Dec 20 2023

is this and yes weird album only tomorrow is nothing sounds fun wonder 2 would recommend b m w

S&M by Metallica
Dec 21 2023

Why add the most cheesy-vanilla Metallica album here? It is literally dumbed-down to please an average listener. Something to show your grandparents to prove you are not in a Satanic cult. This is not why they are good or revolutionary in their genre.

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf
Dec 25 2023

Never heard anything before except for I'll Do Anything for Love. Great voice and interesting arrangement. Did not know that Musical soundtracks vere that popular.

Hunky Dory by David Bowie
Dec 29 2023

The generation that was young at the time of the release (in their 60s and 70s now) kinda fucked up, didn't they? Unfortunately no Homo Superior happened. Sorry, David. The album is nice, kinda cheesy at times (see Fill Your Heart). Is There Life on Mars is still really really good. Metallica definitely was inspired by Andy Warhol riff in their Master of Puppets:)

Heroes by David Bowie
Jan 03 2024

Man, it is really weird. Liked the previous two from this list better

Kala by M.I.A.
Jan 05 2024

First couple of tracks were somewhat interesting. But then, no. Could not finish it.

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17
Jan 11 2024

Oh noes, synthpop :( Now I have to clean up all of these synths and pops

Microshift by Hookworms
Jan 12 2024

One more band I've never new anything about before. Enjoyed the album. Kraftwerk-esque intro was nice.

Back In Black by AC/DC
Jan 15 2024

This is the AC/DC album you've heared before. If you can stand the vocals it's pretty good.

Graceland by Paul Simon
Jan 16 2024

Don't give cocaine to bards. Honk!

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council
Jan 17 2024

Instrumental tracks were nice, but nothing special.

Soul Mining by The The
Jan 18 2024

We did not get along

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
Jan 30 2024

Cool! Does not include my favourite songs, but still a great listen

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts
Jan 31 2024

This kinda sucks

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
Feb 01 2024

These 80+ old guys used to be a boy-band. And an international symbol for "sexy bad boys". And it shows, hence, the predatory-ish lyrics. Still enjoyed most of it. But definitely a product of its time.

Suicide by Suicide
Feb 02 2024

Hell yeah! More fuzz!

Low by David Bowie
Feb 05 2024

This was fun

Be by Common
Feb 06 2024

Not bad. Liked most of it

Debut by Björk
Feb 12 2024

Must have been mind blowing in 93. Big Time Sensuality could easily pass as a Sonic The Hedgehog 3 soundtrack.

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney
Feb 15 2024

A nice Grunge album from the 90s.

Smash by The Offspring
Feb 22 2024

Turns out I cannot listen to Offspring anymore. Am I too old now?

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
Feb 23 2024

This is a jazz album. Did I enjoy it? Yes. Will I listen to it again? Probably no. Cool cover art

Rubber Soul by Beatles
Feb 26 2024

Some tracks are timeless hits, some are ok I guess

Brothers by The Black Keys
Feb 28 2024

Black Keys are pretty good

Master Of Puppets by Metallica
Mar 01 2024

This is one of the most important albums of my life. Master of Puppets is the song I heard the most times. Highly recommend listening to live versions of Battery and Orion with Jason Newstead on bass.

Hot Fuss by The Killers
Mar 04 2024

Features one of the world's most annoying songs

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson
Mar 06 2024

Amazing bass lines. Did not listen to much of King Crimson asid from the Court. Pretty impressive, but not a 100% match with me

Thriller by Michael Jackson
Mar 12 2024
The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan
Mar 14 2024

I fucking love Cars. Thank you, PS1 racing games. Shame the real future sucks

Either Or by Elliott Smith
Mar 18 2024

Sad and mid

Smile by Brian Wilson
Mar 22 2024
Yeezus by Kanye West
Apr 03 2024

I liked some musical arrangements, but not a fan of lyrics and/or Kanye as a character

Gorillaz by Gorillaz
Apr 08 2024

Awesome! 5/4 had been my alarm for years

Dirt by Alice In Chains
Apr 09 2024

Very good, but feels a bit repetitive in the second half

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera
Apr 11 2024

It's very 2000s if you're into that

American Idiot by Green Day
Apr 12 2024

Missed out on this when it just released and I was the prime target audience. It's ok I guess

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones
Apr 15 2024

Bog standard love songs. Not great, not terrible

Entertainment by Gang Of Four
Jun 18 2024

Had a lot of fun with this one

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