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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water Limp Bizkit	4	2.48	+1.52

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye	1	3.78	-2.78
The Wildest! Louis Prima	1	3.53	-2.53
Parachutes Coldplay	1	3.46	-2.46
Court And Spark Joni Mitchell	1	3.35	-2.35
Sunday At The Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio	1	3.32	-2.32
The Yes Album Yes	1	3.31	-2.31
Bitches Brew Miles Davis	1	3.3	-2.3
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Wilco	1	3.3	-2.3
High Violet The National	1	3.24	-2.24
Seventh Tree Goldfrapp	1	3.08	-2.08

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Scissor Sisters

2/5

could be background music if the lyrics werent so... 2

2 likes

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

3/5

good background

1 likes

4-Star Albums (19)

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

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Rubber Soul

Beatles

3/5

Not for me. Good pace and rhythm.

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Good. Upbeat, good pace. Very similar styles throughout.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

3/5

Never heard any of these songs. Very enjoyable to listen to something new.

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

2/5

Transformer

Lou Reed

2/5

Crazy slow. Take a walk on the wild side

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Just great

Country Life

Roxy Music

4/5

Fun listen

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

3/5

interesting to listen to some founding hip hop

High Violet

The National

1/5

slow and whiny, not for me

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

3/5

Not my favorite. Upbeat

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

4/5

surprised to find very enjoyable

Mask

Bauhaus

3/5

very surprisingly enjoyable

Green

R.E.M.

4/5

good ol fashioned fun

Goo

Sonic Youth

3/5

Liquid Swords

GZA

3/5

good os hip hop. Reminds of chill WTC songs

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

2/5

indy, whiny, doesnt get me going. Can tolerate

The Next Day

David Bowie

3/5

Didnt necessary make me want to relisten but I liked it and similar to my taste. 3+

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

3/5

All around chill. Good quality music. 3

Common

4/5

Like the chill Kanye stuff. 4

Street Signs

Ozomatli

3/5

it was good but mostly in spanish 3

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

3/5

slow, old, nice to listen to. Classic late 60s slow rock. Minor jimmy buffet influence? 3

Thriller

Michael Jackson

3/5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

2/5

Good music but slow. Could have a place in a third tier playlist for certain occasions. 2

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

1/5

slow folk. Can hardly understand the words. All whispery. 1

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

1/5

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

3/5

good classic rock, british invasion. 3

Tapestry

Carole King

3/5

laid back but good music and engaging basslines. 3

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

3/5

another example of being pleasantly surprised by the dead. 3

The Rise & Fall

Madness

3/5

good vibe, cool jams. 3

Imagine

John Lennon

2/5

not bad but wouldnt listen again. 2

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

interesting afrobeats. 3

On The Beach

Neil Young

2/5

fine for background. Nothing to write home about

Cross

Justice

2/5

Interesting dance music. 2

Berlin

Lou Reed

2/5

better than the other lou reed album but... 2

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

4/5

60s garage band. Pop style rock. Upbeat. 2/3 originally but kept listening after a few days and liked more and more. 4

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

2/5

bangers were bangers, rest were straight meh

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

2/5

60s jam band stuff

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

no surprises. 3

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

4/5

few songs I new but most were new. Other than the slop noises in the interludes just a solid old hip hop album

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

2/5

Like most of these 60s bands/albums but this one is a bit slow. 2

War

3/5

bunch of recognizable songs. The others werent bad either. 3

Live At Leeds

The Who

3/5

the who live album. Good stuff. 3

Trout Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

2/5

multiple beats overtop each other. Lyrics are exclusively non-sense. Can see why this is important for music but isnt amazing to listen to. 2

Smile

Brian Wilson

3/5

founding member of the beach boys. A solo recreation of an old album that was never finished by the band. cool album. Amazing alternate lyrics for good vibrations. 3

Scissor Sisters

2/5

could be background music if the lyrics werent so... 2

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

2hrs. Tons of bangers, like the other stuff too. Textbook 4

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

surprisingly short. a 4 that makes me reconsider what a 5 is

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

4/5

Would be great study music. Albums like this are probably the best example of what I was hoping to get from the the 1001 albums. Maybe the first 4 that hasnt come from an album/artist I already know.

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

3/5

Liked. Fast rock. Late seventies 3

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

2/5

take on me. Other songs werent great. 2

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

lots of bangers and the others were good too. 4

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

3/5

Crazy how many samples were taken from this. Ready to die by NBIG was a 4, this is a 3

Abraxas

Santana

3/5

Black magic woman + instrumental and spanish songs. 3

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

3/5

Good rolling beat. 3

Technique

New Order

4/5

classic new order.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

2/5

white stripes album from 01. Most songs fit for a fifa soundtrack. Cementing their legacy as one hit wonders. 2

Blur

3/5

blur by blur. Song 2. The rest were also in the same style and enjoyable to listen

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

good background

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Limp Bizkit

4/5

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

3/5

good background

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

3/5

good light funk for the background. 3

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

4/5

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

1/5

not capable of listening to british rap

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

2/5

good instrumental. Really needs a separate scale. 2 which is highest for instrumental. Not my favorite instrumental but cant give it a 1

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

mix of songs that are super typical REM and others that are not. Good slower background

Ten

Pearl Jam

2/5

lotta the same. 2 but would have been a 3 if I didnt finish the album

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

2/5

reminds me of that song by espin a little. Decent background but not my type of music. 2

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

1/5

not my thing

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

3/5

much more pallatable than the previous jazz type album. Fine for background. Liked the lack of lyrics. Tough to scale, gonna go with 3 and bump the louis prima to a 2

Grace

Jeff Buckley

2/5

not my type

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

3/5

didnt make me a bowie fan but it fits in with most of what I listen to. 3

Dirt

Alice In Chains

3/5

some good grunge. 3

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

1/5

understand how its influential and what not but couldnt make it through more than half of any song. 1

Suede

2/5

didnt totally dig it. Slow and non engaging. 2

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

the deluxe version of the album is a bit of a tragedy. So many iconic songs in the album with a bunch of other meh songs. 4

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

not much to say but it was enjoyable

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

4/5

kinda silly but super fun and actually enjoyable. Going to be hard for any other instrumental to top this one. 4

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

2/5

slow and a bit shrill. 2

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

1/5

just not my thing. 1

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

3/5

more real early hip hop. Lots of samples and instrumental apart from adlibs. Good enough for background to get a 3

Funeral

Arcade Fire

2/5

wasnt bad but not necessarily something I am drawn to listen to. Slightly slow. 2

Damaged

Black Flag

2/5

not my thing and not anything special but wasnt painful. 2

The xx

3/5

first song is from commercials/online but cant pin down where. A bit slow but I actually like it. 3

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Good background. 1 familiar beat. 3

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

surprised to find it came out in 57 which seems like it could have set the tone for this genre for the next decade. 4

The Only Ones

1/5

Singers voice is brutal, had to stop. Band wasnt bad but only made it through half a song. 1

Real Life

Magazine

3/5

soft 3 but cant be a 2. was fine, one song had a riff that sounds just like the bruins goal simplified.

School's Out

Alice Cooper

3/5

strong 3. Cant make 4 but is quite good

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

3/5

great example of what 1001 albums can provide. Another strong 3

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

2/5

Not bad but couldn’t find a case id put it back on. Strong 2

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

1/5

Atomizer

Big Black

1/5

Not sure what this is or who it’s for

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

The Kinks

2/5

Was expecting to enjoy more. Soft 2 on a good day

Harvest

Neil Young

2/5

Much better than the average two but wouldn’t listen to the album through again

Parachutes

Coldplay

1/5

Whiny. Pretty sure that was the same song 12 times.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

1/5

Not a Wilco guy

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

not the biggest fan. 2

Hotel California

Eagles

3/5

high 3. Similar but all super listenable.

The Yes Album

Yes

1/5

Someone else said like rush but boring

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

2/5

First half of each song was decent

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

2/5

Old country

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

1/5

Showtuney

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

3/5

Concert band with jazz influence. Would listen again

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

1/5

Jazz instrumental

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

2/5

New rating system to mean shift up and better discern 2 from 3. 1- can’t stand 2- ok but wouldn’t listen again 3- would listen if it came on but not searched for 4- good, would listen again 5- all time Was 2 now 3. Listened more and still a 2. Had all the thin lizzy songs I recognized.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

3. Didnt love it but glad I listened.

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

3/5

Strong 3. Glad to have experienced

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

1/5

Started as a 2 but glad I kept listening so I could give it a proper rating. 1

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

4/5

3 songs sucked so hard. The rest of the album was a solid 4 with interesting new music and good 1001 albums example.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

Feels like a 4 but if 4 criteria is entire album listenability it cant be. Really cool album, good songs for the most part but some are stinkers.

The Rolling Stones

3/5

pretty much what I was thinking. Generally enjoyable. 3 not 4 because nothing really stands out

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

Got this one 2 days after Ozzy died. Long songs, great riffs, passionate vocals. Would listen again

Metal Box

Public Image Ltd.

3/5

just fine for work background. Could not listen around other people as its definitely weird. Great quick pace. Would have been a 1 if it came on in the car instead. A work 3