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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Destroyer KISS	5	2.86	+2.14
Legalize It Peter Tosh	5	3.07	+1.93
461 Ocean Boulevard Eric Clapton	5	3.12	+1.88
S&M Metallica	5	3.26	+1.74
1989 Taylor Swift	5	3.27	+1.73
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg Jerry Lee Lewis	5	3.28	+1.72
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.28	+1.72
The Slider T. Rex	5	3.28	+1.72
Slippery When Wet Bon Jovi	5	3.29	+1.71
The College Dropout Kanye West	5	3.31	+1.69

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Kid A Radiohead	1	3.71	-2.71
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar	1	3.61	-2.61
Low David Bowie	1	3.55	-2.55
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	1	3.5	-2.5
Blackstar David Bowie	1	3.48	-2.48
The Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd	2	4.43	-2.43
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes	1	3.43	-2.43
Songs Of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen	1	3.38	-2.38
xx The xx	1	3.37	-2.37
C'est Chic CHIC	1	3.34	-2.34

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Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	2	5

Least Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Kraftwerk	2	1

Controversial

Artist	Ratings
Radiohead	1, 5
David Bowie	1, 1, 5
Elvis Costello	5, 2

5-Star Albums (47)

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Popular Reviews

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

1/5

Nope. I kept waiting for something to happen, but it never did. There were points where I thought something was going to happen, but it didn’t. I bet these two get that a lot.

2 likes

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

1/5

I didn’t know about this album as an angsty teenager. As an adult, hits different 1/5

2 likes

Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

1/5

More beeps and boops

2 likes

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

1/5

🥱😴😴

1 likes

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

2/5

Quintessential folk rock protest music. Profound lyrics unfortunately sung by Neil Young. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s least favorite album.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (32)

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

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After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

2/5

Quintessential folk rock protest music. Profound lyrics unfortunately sung by Neil Young. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s least favorite album.

London Calling

The Clash

3/5

This album has something for everyone: punk, pop, rock, jazz? Reggae? Ska? and a not insignificant amount of haunted house noises.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

From the first note of Mambo Sun you knew this album was going to be great. Would have given it 5 stars if I was high when I listened.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

Now That’s What I Call WT vol. 1 Powerful and soulful, it’s Dolly at her best. Still not sure what to make of Dolly’s mama 🤔

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

Willie Nelson Sings The Classics! Nelson’s unique voice creates moving renditions of pop standards. He doesn’t have quite the range to hit every note in every song which leads to some interesting choices. Not a single 420 reference in the entire album.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Phat beats, sick rimes, overall a very solid album. What didn’t age well was referencing Arsenio Hall in literally every single fking song?!?

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

1/5

God awful. Absolute trash. Some of the worst sounds I’ve heard in my entire life.

The Blueprint

JAY Z

4/5

Aggressive from start to finish

Protection

Massive Attack

1/5

Started off kind of funky but then went nowhere. Somehow managed to be both weird and boring at the same time.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

3/5

A couple bangers, a couple odd balls, overall a fairly funky album.

Ramones

5/5

Ever notice how every song from the Ramones sounds the same? That means every song is basically a slightly different version of Blitzkrieg Bop. Modern bands should take note. 5/5

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

2/5

Experimental, menacing, at some points funky, at some points jazzy. Lots of feminist tropes that don’t apply to me and that I only have a peripheral understanding of. Would not listen to again, but I can see how others might.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

5/5

Smooth, soulful, solid gold from start to finish.

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

5/5

Boy can really play the piano. Sounds like it was a helluva show

GREY Area

Little Simz

3/5

I don’t relate to any of the lyrics but the beats were pretty good.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

Awesome album. Terrifying name.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

3/5

Super fun and catchy. Zero replayability. Kinda short so I thought I’d listen to it again, halfway through the 3rd song I was over it.

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

1/5

Weak flow. Cliché pseudo-intellectual rimes. Toddler beats: somehow simultaneously annoying and boring.

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

5/5

Absolute masterpiece.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

2/5

Good ensemble but most of the songs were not my vibe.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

1/5

I didn’t know about this album as an angsty teenager. As an adult, hits different 1/5

The Real Thing

Faith No More

4/5

Aggressive, menacing, a fair bit theatrical. Everything a rock album should be.

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

4/5

I love this early punk stuff. It has all the anti-social tendencies you love but they can actually sort of play their instruments. Wins the award for best use of keyboard

Maxinquaye

Tricky

1/5

Absolute trash

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

Absolutely iconic album. Easily one of the best of all time. One listen and you know why. 90%of the songs are legendary and even the goofball fillers are fun and interesting. Features my favorite song about murdering a judge.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

Dre’s beats are genius. Lyrics aren’t overly sophisticated just the rawest, realest 💩in 3 decades. You’d have to be a sucka MC to give this album anything other than five stars.

In It For The Money

Supergrass

1/5

Oof. Super bad. Sounds like ChatGPT wrote a classic rock album: formulaic and uninspired. Nothing memorable here. Probably made a lot of money at the time tho

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

1/5

Weird. Sounds bad.

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Wouldn’t describe myself as a Joni Mitchell fan but this album actually kinda rocks. It’s weird, in a good way.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

I would listen to Otis Redding sing the phone book. Add soul hits to his voice and you have a near perfect album.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

5/5

Excellent musicianship. Every song is like a little opus on the guitar This will definitely make it into my regular rotation.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

1/5

All of the self-important, over-dramatic weirdness of like a Queen or 30 Seconds To Mars. None of the talent or charisma.

Beautiful Freak

Eels

3/5

Very appropriate title. Beautiful. Freaky. But overall pretty good.

The xx

1/5

Yawnnnnnnnnn

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

3/5

Not a big jazz guy but this was pretty good.

Guero

Beck

3/5

The first half was pretty funky and creative. The second half was basic Beck stuff, which is fine if you’re into that kind of thing.

Leftism

Leftfield

1/5

Now I know where video game background music comes from.

The Slider

T. Rex

5/5

Love T Rex. Never heard of them before this list. It’s like finding new classics rock.

All Mod Cons

The Jam

3/5

Straddles 70’s classic and 80’s weird. Nice little album.

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

2/5

Not really into big band. Sounded cool at first, then got kinda boring.

War

5/5

Putting aside for a moment the giant blowhard Bono would become, this album is an absolute banger. They were clearly going for arena rock greatness and they succeeded. Powerful lyrics and vocals, face melting instrumentals, 5/5.

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

2/5

Songs are too long. Two minutes of sublime guitar play followed by 12 minutes of fcking around with a bunch of beep bop boops.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

1/5

Who thought this was a good idea?

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

2/5

I was so excited to see this album come up as I have never heard it cover to cover. As a work of auditory art, absolutely timeless. As a musical album? Two good songs and a bunch of weird bullsh*t.

Stankonia

OutKast

5/5

There’s a lot going on in this album. And it’s all good.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

It’s my genre of music. It’s my generation. I should like this album, right? I almost have to, right? Well, I do. It did not disappoint. Every track was a masterpiece.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

If this list has taught me anything, it’s don’t meet your idols. Or at least, don’t listen to their albums in their entirety (I’m looking at you, Pink Floyd. Dark side of my ass…) So when I saw Bob Marley come up, I was worried. But this album is fantastic. Lots of blues/jazz influence adds variety to the Rasta beats. Lyrics are great. This version of no woman no cry is probably my least favorite track as it lacks a lot of soul the ubiquitous live version has. I will be listening to this album again.

1989

Taylor Swift

5/5

I didn’t know they were allowed to put music people actually listen to on this list. It’s interesting comparing Taylor to the all time greats. In terms of ability to convey emotion, attention to detail in every aspect of the recording, and overall creativity she really is one of the best. And 1989 is Taylor at her best.

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

4/5

Excellent guitar work.

Brothers

The Black Keys

5/5

Great indie rock album. Very talent guys. Will listen again.

The Velvet Underground

5/5

I can see why these guys were so influential. They’re like the indie Beatles; more creative but less pleasing to the ear. Very good album overall.

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

3/5

Lyrics like an intro to political science lecture, but it sounds like he really means it. Flow is so-so. Catchy at some points.

Blackstar

David Bowie

1/5

Weird. Lots of swearing. Sounds bad.

Ingenue

k.d. lang

2/5

Starting to like this cabaret music. Starting to, not there yet.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

3/5

Impressive, but I’m not that into modern jazz.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

This girl is talented. No two songs sound alike. Touches every genre and absolutely crushes it every time. Monáe and her team put in the work and it shows.

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

4/5

Sounds good, just a little too studio gangsta for me.

Kid A

Radiohead

1/5

Awful. Just awful. There are only two songs on this entire album. The rest of the tracks are concepts or fragments or dead air. It’s not creative, they just put in no effort. I can’t believe the record company accepted this as a finished album. Sounds like some art school student didn’t do his music theory homework and just submitted what he had. If I could give this a negative score, I would. Worst album so far, and that’s saying alot considering some of the bullshit this list has subjected me to.

C'est Chic

CHIC

1/5

A lot of people think disco sucks. They’re right.

Low

David Bowie

1/5

Really phoned it in on this one, Dave.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

2/5

I guess it could be worse. It could be a Neil Young album 🤷🏻‍♂️

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

1/5

Disappointed

American Gothic

David Ackles

3/5

Really heavy lyrics to the point of being distracting. Impressive musicianship though.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

Sound exactly like Depeche Mode

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

Another Beatles album. What can I say that hasn’t already been said? Kicks off with Taxman and the boys never miss a beat, unlike some other so called “GOATs”. I guess I’ll give you my sleeper song: “Here, There, and Everywhere” very clever and catchy, surprised we don’t hear it more often.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

More Crazy Horse, less Neil Young, please.

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

1/5

🥱😴😴

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Aphex Twin

1/5

More ambient BS 🥱😴

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

2/5

Perfect mix of 70’s rock and 80’s funk… released in 1990 so minus two stars for being derivative

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

Weirdness at its best

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

That’s it, I’m opening a jazz club

Destroyer

KISS

5/5

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

Sounds good but a little corny at points.

Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

1/5

More beeps and boops

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

1/5

So that’s what Kendrick Lamar sounds like. He sucks.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

5/5

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

OK Computer is so good that the steaming pile of dog shit known as Kid A made the list solely off proximity to this album.

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

4/5

Pretty good stuff from the guy in the T-Mobile commercial.

Tapestry

Carole King

4/5

Great stuff. Will listen again, the first four songs at least

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Underwhelming

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

Weird, but I liked it

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

3/5

This is a Bob Dylan album. It sis exactly what you would expect.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

2/5

Still think disco should CJ’s after listening to this album? Yes, yes I do. But it could be worse. It could be ambient/electronic/house

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

5/5

My kind of music. Jack white, such a creative weirdo.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

Not their best work.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

2/5

Once in a Lifetime and a bunch of other BS

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

4/5

Very rock n’ roll

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Weird name. Good album.

The College Dropout

Kanye West

5/5

Oh, this is why we put up with Kanye.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

A couple classics then a bunch of standard 60’s fare. But hey, the fact that this albums has even two songs that are still playable 60 years later is pretty impressive.

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

4/5

Rocks pretty hard. Not so hard you get a headache, but also hard enough to hold your interest.

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

2/5

Sounds nice but not my kind of music.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

5/5

I love jazz. Jazz, jazz, jazz.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

These guys are good.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Very Led Zeppelin

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

2/5

Good generic rock music. If I hadn’t already listened to 150 albums on this list I probably wouldn’t have realized there is nothing remarkable about the Dandy Warhols

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

Soilid Oasis album stuff

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

5/5

Iconic

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

5/5

So iconic he became a caricature of himself.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

5/5

Good stuff. Rocks pretty hard.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

2/5

Cool, funky, but songs got boring and repetitive quickly.

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

1/5

Pass.

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

3/5

Very artistic and beautiful. Won’t listen again.

Legalize It

Peter Tosh

5/5

Dope

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

5/5

Epic

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

5/5

Very talented musicians.

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

3/5

I wish I liked this better, but I don’t. This is the kind of country people are referring to when they say that they hate country.

The Rise & Fall

Madness

2/5

Went downhill pretty fast after Our House.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

5/5

Awesome. Title track set the tone, rest of the album followed through.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

It was ok. It was Talking Heads. Kind of weird.

Faith

George Michael

1/5

Listen to the title track and you’ve heard the whole album.

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

2/5

Raw, real, innovative, but I won’t listen to again. Not pleasant to listen to.

Honky Tonk Masquerade

Joe Ely

1/5

The kind of country everyone hates.

Hotel California

Eagles

5/5

The title track alone earns this album 4 stars, add a couple more iconic tracks and you get one of the most iconic albums of all time.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

5/5

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

Impressive, but a little too discordant for my tastes.

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

1/5

Awful. Underwhelming.

Run-D.M.C.

1/5

This is Run DMC? These guys suck. The rhymes, the flow, the beats, none of it stood the test of time.

The Score

Fugees

4/5

Innovative and real but besides Killing Me Softly, nothing I would listen to twice.

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

5/5

I never listened to Elvis Costello before 30 seconds into the 2nd track I gave this album 5 stars and I was not disappointed.

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

1/5

Nope. I kept waiting for something to happen, but it never did. There were points where I thought something was going to happen, but it didn’t. I bet these two get that a lot.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

1/5

Poetically: 5/5 Musically: -5/5

Mothership Connection

Parliament

2/5

I’m case you couldn’t tell, is a funk album.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

5/5

Sounds like it was a great show.