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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
This Is Fats Domino Fats Domino	5	3.38	+1.62
Oar Alexander 'Skip' Spence	4	2.46	+1.54
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	5	3.5	+1.5
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	5	3.62	+1.38
Dummy Portishead	5	3.71	+1.29
Cut The Slits	4	2.71	+1.29
Strange Cargo III William Orbit	4	2.77	+1.23
Rejoicing In The Hands Devendra Banhart	4	2.82	+1.18
Elephant The White Stripes	5	3.86	+1.14
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret Soft Cell	4	2.87	+1.13

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Loveless My Bloody Valentine	1	3.17	-2.17
Real Life Magazine	1	3.05	-2.05
Apocalypse Dudes Turbonegro	1	2.9	-1.9
1999 Prince	2	3.6	-1.6
Jazz Samba Stan Getz	2	3.56	-1.56
Head Hunters Herbie Hancock	2	3.55	-1.55
Ellington at Newport Duke Ellington	2	3.43	-1.43
Third Soft Machine	1	2.43	-1.43
Hot Buttered Soul Isaac Hayes	2	3.42	-1.42
Pornography The Cure	2	3.31	-1.31

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Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

4/5

First album! I liked it :) Especially the first song. Got a bit samey half way through, and Alexa cut it off stopping a timer, but it was either finished or nearly finished.

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Good, and nostalgic. Got a little bored by the end of it, but may have not been in the right mindset.

Adele

3/5

Some really good tracks on this, and I hadn't heard Lovesong before. Some tracks did feel a bit like filler.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

3/5

I liked it! Thought it would be too middle of the road and a bit boring, but it was good, especially the later tracks on the album :)

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Never really been a fan before, but enjoyed listening to it.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

2/5

Parts of it were good, especially the beginning, but overall not for me.

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

2/5

Ok, not really my thing

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

4/5

Pritty good! It's clear that everyone in the 70s was taking lots of acid!

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

4/5

Surprisingly good!

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

Absolutely brilliant. I've love this for years. Right up my street!

Pornography

The Cure

2/5

I REALLY want to love the cure, and some of their songs are great, but I'm afraid I find much of their stuff, including this album, quite dreary :(

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

4/5

Never listened to the full album before, but loved it! Lots of energy and it was fun :)

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

Quite liked it, and a few really good ones! Some did get a bit samey.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

4/5

Quite good, I like Neil Young. Some songs a bit boring.

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

2/5

Not a fan of this one I'm afraid. Sounds like a jam band, and I do like them, but this one was just quite rambling and all over the place.

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

3/5

Not really my style. Some of it is fun.

Elephant

The White Stripes

5/5

Absolutely love this album. Every song is amazing. No fillers. Brings back lots of memories :)

Kala

M.I.A.

4/5

Never heard the full album before. Feels quite raw. Liked it.

Berlin

Lou Reed

2/5

Loads of people love Lou Reed, and I can understand why, but unfortunately I just find it dreary.

Boston

3/5

The first song is brilliant, and then it is all a bit samey after that.

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

5/5

Really good! Not necessarily one of my go to types of music, but this album is brilliant. Fun, and really well put together :)

1999

Prince

2/5

Not really for me unfortunately. 1999 is a good song though!

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

3/5

Couple of good songs, but not really for me.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Brilliant album, loved it! Brought back some good memories too :)

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

4/5

Some quite good songs on here! Didn't love all of them, but definitely a few added to my library :)

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

Good album! Didn't love every song, but good overall :)

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

2/5

A bit meh for me. Lovefool is great, but wasn't in love with the rest.

Low-Life

New Order

2/5

Meh, not really for me

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Good, but not as good as I hoped.

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

4/5

I liked most of this album, nice and chilled. Unfortunately a few songs were quite whiney and dreary.

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

Every second of this whole album, from start to finish, is absolutely excellent! :)

The Blueprint

JAY Z

4/5

Brilliant album, loved it!

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

2/5

Parts of this were good, but overall it isn't for me as it is too jazzy.

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

3/5

Well that was a bit of fun! Wouldn't listen to it all the time, but did enjoy it :)

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

1/5

I'm afraid this one is a hard no for me. I'm sure others will like it, but for me it is really bad pop punk with nothing to it. I've listed to all albums so far from start to finish, but couldn't do it with this one and stopped half way through! Even tried listening another time, and still didn't like it at all.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Now this is a really good album, with some excellent songs on it! Knocked it down a star, as there are a couple songs that aren't as good. Overall love it though!

Real Life

Magazine

1/5

Unfortunately not for me this one. Not really much substance to it, and a bit dreary :(

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

4/5

Quite good! I've listened to the odd song before, but never a full album, Quite liked it, and good for music to write or read to! :)

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

Well, I must say I was surprised by this one. I was really looking forward to it, and whilst there are some amazing standout tracks, I've got to say I didn't enjoy them all :( To give them credit, they did span quite a few genres!

1984

Van Halen

3/5

A bit of fun! A few stand out songs, and the rest was a bit meh bit still fun.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

3/5

Quite an interesting album. Definitely goes on a journey all over the place! Liked parts and not others. Interesting listen though!

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

5/5

This has been a great discovery for me! I was aware of the band and had heard a few songs before, but never really gave them more than passing interest. This really is a great album that can be listened to from start to finish, and since it came up on here, I have done several times. I was really unsure if I was going to give it 4 or 5 stars, but considering the uncertainty, I've gone with 5, but consider it a 4.5. Really enjoyed this!

Stankonia

OutKast

3/5

A well put together and unique album. A few great songs on it. Knocked it down a few stars just because I wouldn't listen to the whole album again as it isn't my style of music.

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

2/5

I can see why other people like them, but I'm afraid it just isn't for me.

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

3/5

So I did like the range of different genres, and they are skilled to be able to do that, but the whole thing was quite middle of the road (sorry!)

Melodrama

Lorde

4/5

Haven't listened to the full album before, but it is really good! Enjoyed that listen, and would happily come back again :)

The Man Who

Travis

3/5

Quite meh really. Completely inoffensive, but middle of the road. I could have it on in the background and not really notice that I've listened to it. Definitely didn't hate it, but quite generic.

Third

Soft Machine

1/5

Well, I'm not quite sure where to start with this one. It is certainly experimental. I'm not the biggest fan of jazz, and I just found this way too much for me - rambling all over the place, and a lot of it just noise. I've made a concerted effort to listen to all of the albums suggested on here in full, even if they are not my thing, but on this one I struggled to make it half way through the first song, and just skipped through the rest :(

The Slider

T. Rex

4/5

Enjoyed this! I know the band vaguely and have heard a few songs, but never any albums. Quite enjoyed this one, and saved a number of the tracks to my library. Love the tonality and sounds of the album :)

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

5/5

This was always going to be good! Some excellent songs on here. Slight debate between 4 and 5 stars, but I could easily listen to the whole album and not dislike any songs, so it gets a 5 :)

Cut

The Slits

4/5

Hah, well that was a bit of fun! I was really unsure at the start of the album - it is very much all over the place, but I really enjoyed it by the end!

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

4/5

I wasn't sure if I wanted to go with 3 or 4 stars for this one. Its a good background album for writing and reading, which are always great, but some of it was a bit boring. The first track was great though!

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

2/5

I'm not a fan of Jazz at all, so don't trust me here. I did find it more bearable than some Jazz, so 2 instead of 1 stars :)

Vulnicura

Björk

3/5

Good! Its Bjork, so it was always going to be weird. Some of it was a bit difficult to listen to, but the opening track Stonemilker is good :)

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

3/5

This is a good album, but unfortunately it's just not my style of music. Doo Wop is great though. The guy who keeps chatting throughout the album, however, is not. Sad to only give it 3 stars, but again, it just isn't my type of music :(

Parklife

Blur

3/5

Well I was hoping to give this one 4 stars, as I thought it would be a bit of fun. There were a couple of good tracks like Girls & Boys and Parklife, but much of the rest of the album, particularly the second half, felt like filler and was quite boring sorry :(

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

4/5

I was quite unsure about this one! I really liked the first half, and it reminded me of Lord Huron. Easy to listen to when writing or working. The second half of the album sounds like someone mumbling with a guitar in their bedroom, but then I checked the Wiki page, and it turns out that tracks 13 to 22 were added at a later date and were in various stages of completion.

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

4/5

Well, that was an experience! I felt like I was in a dream sequence for 40 minutes! 4 stars for the novelty. Sort of makes good writing music too.

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

Holy wow, that was a good album! I've never heard it before, but do know and like When Doves Cry & Purple Rain. However, this was so good I had to listen to it twice in a row. Really well put together, everything flows, and the whole album is a great listen :)

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

1/5

My Bloody Valentine - My bloody hell that was a difficult listen! I'm afraid the whole album is just a droning noise. I should like this as I like the Velvet Underground, etc., but this was just painful :(

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

3/5

Yeah this was ok. Unfinished Sympathy is great. The rest of the album is good as background music, but overall feels a bit more unfinished than the sympathy!

I Against I

Bad Brains

2/5

Bit of middle of the road generic rock. Didn't particularly stand out unfortunately.

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

4/5

This is a good live Muddy Waters album! Enjoyed the listen :)

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

4/5

This was really good! Especially for a debut album! A few really good standout tracks too :) Never listened to a full album of theirs before.

The Who Sell Out

The Who

3/5

I was really looking forward to this one, but unfortunately it wasn't quite what I was hoping for. It is good, and there are some good songs, but just didn't have the impact of some of their music, I don't like the fake adverts throughout it. Maybe I listened to an extended version, but 23 songs felt like too many :(

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Well I was pleasantly surprised by this! I'm not a fan at all, but its a well made album that didn't bore me, and I enjoyed it much more than I thought! I few good tracks too :)