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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Trafalgar Bee Gees	5	2.63	+2.37
Hearts And Bones Paul Simon	5	3.02	+1.98
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady Charles Mingus	5	3.32	+1.68
Rock 'N Soul Solomon Burke	5	3.37	+1.63
Aja Steely Dan	5	3.46	+1.54
The Wildest! Louis Prima	5	3.53	+1.47
Head Hunters Herbie Hancock	5	3.55	+1.45
The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden	5	3.59	+1.41
Exile On Main Street The Rolling Stones	5	3.61	+1.39
Out Of The Blue Electric Light Orchestra	5	3.64	+1.36

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Henry's Dream Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	1	3.11	-2.11
Purple Rain Prince	2	4.02	-2.02
Psychocandy The Jesus And Mary Chain	1	2.94	-1.94
Isn't Anything My Bloody Valentine	1	2.75	-1.75
Surfer Rosa Pixies	2	3.51	-1.51
Tidal Fiona Apple	2	3.45	-1.45
Sincere Mj Cole	1	2.38	-1.38
Nevermind Nirvana	3	4.37	-1.37
The Chronic Dr. Dre	2	3.33	-1.33
The Man Machine Kraftwerk	2	3.32	-1.32

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Paul Simon	2	5

5-Star Albums (15)

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Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

2/5

First half is OK but a bit boring and unoriginal. I don't want to talk about it is the only song I would characterise as "good". By the second half every song just seems to blend together and drag on. Don't really understand why this is a "must listen before you die".

3 likes

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

3/5

Definitely unique. It's weird giving this 3 stars, as I usually give that to middle of the road, not particularly good, not particularly bad albums. This album isn't one of those, but flip-flops between "I wish I never had ears" and "This is musical genius"

1 likes

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

4/5

As a saxophonist, it almost feels criminal not to give Coltrane 5/5, but even though I am amazed by the techniques and improvisation that I could not dream if doing, Coltrane's style of jazz has never been my favourite. Still 4/5 because I can hear the influence of Coltrane through much other jazz that I do enjoy very much

1 likes

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

5/5

The Kings of disco.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (4)

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Moving Pictures

Rush

3/5

It's okay, but probably not something I will listen to often in the future.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

Some great songs, some a bit less great, overall very enjoyable

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

Pretty damn good with some classics

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

Pretty good for hip-hop

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

3/5

One or two songs in a row is fine vut a while album gets tiring

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

Fun but not very memorable

Purple Rain

Prince

2/5

Purple rain the song is OK but the rest really not my cup of tea

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

4/5

Much better than I expected, quite fun

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

2/5

28 songs, some with a little bit of potential, all of them repetitive even with their short runtime yet at the same time unfinished. Bad recording quality doesn't help either.

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

Faces

3/5

In general nice to listen to, but not very unique and thus a bit forgettable.

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

Very enjoyable and the first album in ~5 days that is actually unique/influential etc enough that I understand it is on this list

Nevermind

Nirvana

3/5

Not 100% my type of music but overall very good. That final song of the album should be thrown in the bin.

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

2/5

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

4/5

Started out thinking it was only OK, but it really grew on me towards the end. Worth a re-listen to pick up on the background details.

Roxy Music

4/5

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Pretty fun but the falsetto singing got tiring near the end of the album

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

3/5

Like much of this kind of music I enjoy 2-3 songs in a row but more than that and it gets tiring and blends together a bit

American Idiot

Green Day

4/5

Heard of green day before but never really listened to them before but it was actually really fun. Slightly weak end though

B-52's

The B-52's

3/5

From "wtf is this" to "this is pretty fun" to "OK it's a bit too much now". Overall I can definitely see why this is included but don't think I'll listen to it often.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

Good, but not Elton's best

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

2/5

I normally love 50's-60's jazz. And while these songs fundamentally are very good, and Billie Holiday has a good voice, I cannot really get myself to enjoy her personal singing style.

The Stooges

2/5

Some decent songs but overall not very enjoyable

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

5/5

Experimental jazz at it's finest. You can clearly hear the creativity and musicality, but is not so chaotic that is sounds like a bunch of random notes thrown together. Mingus may not have been the best person, but he was a grateful musician

Among The Living

Anthrax

3/5

Relatively enjoyable but a bit forgettable

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

4/5

Very chill and nice. Icelandic is an underrated singing language. 8/10 would listen again

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

2/5

Started out interesting but turned out to not really be for me

Sincere

Mj Cole

1/5

Most of this sounds like a pretty generic beat with random sounds or sometimes a very repetitive melody thrown over it. The first song started out promising but ended up disappointing

Sea Change

Beck

3/5

Nice music to work/study to, but not something I would listen to when I just want to listen music

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

5/5

Damn to think I missed out on Iron Maiden for so long just because I thought it was death metal...

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

2/5

Probably the most forgettable album so far. Also not terrible though

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

3/5

Nice to listen to but nothing special

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

Nice listening but a bit repetitive

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

5/5

Not Queen's best, but that means that it is still better than 99.9% of other music out there

1999

Prince

3/5

Better than purple rain but not good enough yet to make me a true fan of Prince. Enjoyable enough to not turn it off though

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

4/5

Didn't know this artist before and was easantly surprised. Also, thanks for finally giving an album that is special enough to deserve its place on this list

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

3/5

Fun enough, but nothing stands out

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

4/5

Pretty fun and not like other stuff in this list

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

Simply lovely

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

4/5

Nice Jazz, what more is there to say

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Not the biggest rolling Stones fan but this album is great

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

3/5

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

3/5

Some good songs but overall not super special

Graceland

Paul Simon

5/5

One of the best Western musicians taking influence from some of the best parts of African music. What more could a person ever desire?

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

3/5

Karma Khameleon is a great song but the rest didn't really stand out to me

Bubble And Scrape

Sebadoh

3/5

Meh

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

4/5

It's good, but also the kind of music that is 10 times better to listen to live than on your own with a pair of headsets. If I were there in person it would be 5/5, but listening to it 60 years later is only 4/5

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Very fun

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

4/5

Even though I can't say this album has made me a fan of Indian music, nor do I think that this is the best India has to offer, I do like that this is in the list. Please give more albums showing the wonderful diversity of music across the world instead of 100 albums of generic UK indie/pop rock bands.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

3/5

It's not bad but not entirely the type of music I truly enjoy listening to.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

4/5

Some great songs, some less great songs. Overall pretty good but sometimes felt a bit incohesive as an album

Close To You

Carpenters

3/5

Karen has a very nice voice, but some songs sound a bit repetitive and same-y. Overall enjoyable though

Fred Neil

4/5

Good

Who's Next

The Who

5/5

Several all time great along with some still very enjoyable other songs. Overall definitely 5/5

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

3/5

Enjoyable but probably not gonna come back to it.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

Groovy and fun

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

A good collection of christmas music, but it being christmas music it is not something I'll often listen to

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

1/5

Somewhat decent music ruined by background sound making it sound like they recorded this under a waterfall

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

3/5

It's decent studying/relaxing music but not much more than that

Guero

Beck

4/5

Quite enjoyable and can definitely understand the inclusion even if it isn't something I'll listen to very often

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Not the best from the eighties but still quite good

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

3/5

Nice, but a bit too short

Gold

Ryan Adams

2/5

It's not super bad, but it's also just not interesting at all.

Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

1/5

More noise than music. Just like many "shoegazing" music it would sound so much better if they chilled on the distortion and turned the guitar droning volume down

Urban Hymns

The Verve

3/5

Always annoying when an album starts with the best song, sets you up to expect greatness only to end up a little bit disappointed. Still enjoyable overall though.

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

3/5

Fine as a "Beats to study to" album, and can appreciate the experimental stuff they do, but overall not super interesting

Sail Away

Randy Newman

3/5

Randy Newman has a very recognisable sound, which isn't a bad thing, but that does mean that every time I hear Newman I instantly think of toy story 😅

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney

3/5

Not bad, just not my style

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

2/5

Kraftwerk has some good stuff, but not really in this album

Permission to Land

The Darkness

3/5

They know how to make music, just not my kind of music

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

4/5

Easy listening, very nice

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

4/5

Fun good vibes

War

3/5

Good but the lead singgers voice was always a bit too whiny for me. If the entire album was of the same quality as bloody Sunday, it would be 4/5

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

5/5

Just great fun but also a lot of musical innovation and nuance

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

2/5

One of those albums where I fully understand the inclusion in this list, but just isn't for me.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

4/5

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

4/5

Never heard this before but It was great!

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

2/5

It's OK, just not more than that

Funeral

Arcade Fire

3/5

It's OK, but not really something I'll listen to often

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

3/5

It's okay but there is much better music from the genre.

The Real Thing

Faith No More

4/5

I am really starting to like this type of music more and more

Killing Joke

3/5

A bit to post post-punk for me, but overall enjoyable

Kid A

Radiohead

3/5

Not my favourite Radio head music,but still enjoyable

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

5/5

The Kings of disco.

Picture Book

Simply Red

4/5

Pretty nice

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

5/5

Soul and a little bit of rock. Some of the best music you can make

Tidal

Fiona Apple

2/5

She is a good singer, but not a great one. And for the type of music she makes, you need to be a great singer. Ends up sounding a bit worse than if it would have been slightly simpler to better match her singing capabilities

Peter Gabriel

3/5

Pretty decent, but nothing too special. Also, the mix of the remastered version on Spotify is nausiating when listening with stereo headphones

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

2/5

Having a 7 minute song where you add a random sound onse every 2 minutes but don't do anything else to make it interesting does not qualify as good music to me. A song like Roygbiv is still enjoyable, mostly because it is short and doesn't drag on into eternity like the rest. Still not great though.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

An album full of bangers

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

3/5

Enjoyable but nothing very unique

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

3/5

The titel is pretty accurate, sometimes I was happy I was listening to this music, sometimes I was sadness I was listening to this music

Rio

Duran Duran

4/5

Pretty fun

High Violet

The National

3/5

Okay but not something I'll return to often

Call of the Valley

Shivkumar Sharma

4/5

Pretty enjoyable, better than the previous indian album that I was given

Aja

Steely Dan

5/5

Much more fun than I expected

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

5/5

I like jazz, especially jazz like this

Pretenders

3/5

It's ok

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

5/5

How can someone not enjoy this? Great music, great and funny lyrics etc.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

4/5

Quite nice, but an hour of piano improv is more than enough for me

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

5/5

Kiwanuka is one of the best artists of the past decade. Original, soulful, and generally amazing music

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

3/5

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

Fun but gets a bit tiring near the end

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

2/5

Overall just not very interesting

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

2/5

Just really not my kind of music

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

3/5

Sometimes interesting, sometimes more annoying. I appreciate experimental music but probably won't listen to this again

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

More Specials

The Specials

3/5

Music like this can be fun, but a while album gets a bit tiring unless it the best of the best, which this album isn't

Liquid Swords

GZA

3/5

Not enough variation to be interesting to listen to in one session

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

4/5

Good fun

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

3/5

Some bangers, some less interesting songs. Overall a decent listen, but not one of the absolute best.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

Probably the most up and down album I've listen to so far. Some absolute top tier songs, alternating with songs of which I am surprised no one during the making of the album said they are shit. Not worth a relisten as an album, but some of the songs definitely will be listened to again

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

3/5

Beatles before they became great. It is fun but not near the level of their later stuff

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

4/5

Pretty fun, not what I expected

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

3/5

It's not bad but not the kind of music I will put on by myself

Henry's Dream

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

1/5

If they could get a singer who knows how to song I tune, this could actually be enjoyable. But then still not great, a bit too over the top constantly. A good album need balance, this one doesn't have any of that.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

Very fun, hadn't heard of thema before but this music is right up my alley

Myths Of The Near Future

Klaxons

3/5

It's not bad but also not anything special. I feel like I've heard 100 different indie/alternative bands that sound nearly the exact same, so I don't know why this one is a "must listen"

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Probably best listened to when in a certain mood. Good singer and some beautiful songs, but a bit too boring for a full album. I also think it's an interesting choice to end an album with otherwise good singing with what sounds like drunken shouting but what do I know...

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

Very nice

Traffic

3/5

Some good stuff, some less good stuff. Overall I think this was a fine album, but not something I'll soon give a relisten

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

Nice but not elvis' best

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

Quite nice jazz, but not the absolute best of the era

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

2/5

This album almost feel like it was made as a social experiment, where they wanted to find out how much noise they could make and how badly they could sing, yet still get called music. The answer is apparently a lot. There are 1 or 2 decent songs on the album which save it from being a 1, but in that case, it was mostly the instrumentals that were enjoyable, not the vocals. If you want to hear what their music sounds like when sung by someone who actually knows how to sing, you should listen to James Blunt's cover of where is my mind. Immediately becomes much more enjoyable.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

It's okay but a bit forgettable

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

4/5

Very fun side of genesis I hadn't heard before. But some songs of the album are a bit too "out there" so it is a 4/5

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

4/5

Never heardbit before but definitely enjoyed it quite a bit

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

5/5

I just apparently really like Paul Simon. His music feel familiar yet unique. Even the songs with goofy lyrics are instrumentally still very very good.

808 State

2/5

Some songs are OK, some are not very good. Overall not a bad listen but definitely not something I'll return to

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

It's nice but not super memorabele compared to some other stuff from the genre

The Slider

T. Rex

2/5

Really didn't enjoy this album very much. Singing sometimes seemed intentionally bad, lyrics were often uninteresting or repetitive. BUT the Spotify radio based on this album did give me a bunch of great music so thanks for that at least I guess