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Folk
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You Love More Than Most
Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pictures At An Exhibition | 5 | 2.64 | +2.36 |
| Space Ritual | 5 | 2.68 | +2.32 |
| Basket of Light | 5 | 2.76 | +2.24 |
| Tarkus | 5 | 2.78 | +2.22 |
| Ys | 5 | 2.8 | +2.2 |
You Love Less Than Most
Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rage Against The Machine | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| Let's Get It On | 1 | 3.78 | -2.78 |
| Let's Stay Together | 1 | 3.75 | -2.75 |
| The Low End Theory | 1 | 3.7 | -2.7 |
| 21 | 1 | 3.69 | -2.69 |
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Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums and high weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beatles | 5 | 5 | 4.25 |
| Radiohead | 5 | 4.8 | 4.13 |
| The Who | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Queen | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| The Byrds | 3 | 4.67 | 3.83 |
| Joni Mitchell | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| U2 | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Deep Purple | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Coldplay | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Nick Drake | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Fairport Convention | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| ABBA | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4.25 | 3.71 |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
Least Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums and low weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Enemy | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Sonic Youth | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Adele | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| OutKast | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Common | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Beastie Boys | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Elvis Presley | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| My Bloody Valentine | 3 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| Sly & The Family Stone | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Can | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Ryan Adams | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| The Band | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| The Jesus And Mary Chain | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Isaac Hayes | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Christina Aguilera | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Pixies | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
Popular Reviews
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
I was very much into ELP having bought their first album and seen them live two or probably three times locally. I was a big fan of The Nice and King Crimson and to a lesser extent Atomic Rooster so ELP were ready made for me. I love the rock/classical crossover in music and my favourite pieces of music usually have a strong orchestral element in them. ELP were one of the first exponents of this type of music (carrying on from The Nice and Deep Purple) They were a fantastic band to watch live. Keith Emerson was very much a showman and his antics towards the end of a show, physically throwing his Hammond organ around the stage and producing amazing sounds will remain with me forever. So I bought this album on day of release and played it endlessly. I was away from home during the week and in these were the days when playing music remotely anywhere was still a fantasy, I remember playing the album until the last minute on Sunday evening before I caught a train so that every note would stay in my brain for as long as possible. The constant listening I did over 50 years ago has paid dividends because on today’s listen I anticipated just about single note of the long title track. It’s been a while since I listened in full so it’s testament to how a piece of music you really love can stay with you.
My favourite ELP album is their first followed by Trilogy but Tarkus is an exceptional album which I will always love and cherish.
5+/5
7/8/24.
3 likes
David Gray
I quite liked David Gray at the time and bought a few of his CD’s including this one. His songs are very melodic which I like. Solo male troubadours were very much a thing. Whilst such music was very hip back then it does sound too cosy and MOR today. Exception to that is Damien Rice who does still manage to pull off meaningful new exciting music. Haven’t heard much of David Gray recently but I’m sure he must be about. That is unless his head fell off with all the nodding he did whilst singing.
3/5
28/3/25
2 likes
Public Enemy
Best thing I can say about this album is that compared to other hiperty hoperty (c)rap music I’ve so far (too much) been served up there’s hardly any horrible gangster speak, glorification of guns and knives, misogyny etc. Apart from a track title little use of the N word as well which is another small blessing. Other than that I struggle to say anything positive but realise as I have said many times this music was never made for me in mind and perhaps it was made to make people like me react as I do. If so very well done 😉
1/5
15/11/24
2 likes
KISS
So there I was this morning basking in the achievement of having three 5 star albums in a row wondering if it was indeed possible to have four in a row. I doubt that I would be in this position again so was praying for a classic Prog album or any of the Beatles, Joni maybe or even now that I am a Swifty convert something from you know who.
Buggar it’s bloody Kiss!
I’ve never understood this lot. I like my pop stars to dress cool but the Kiss look is neither cool nor in keeping in how grown men should look at all. Even out of make up they all look like rubbish Brian May’s without his enormous talent. My view is that the Kiss look is done to detract from the music they play because it is so crap. Orchestra strings and a child choir cannot mask how awful this album is. Self conceited to the point where they disappear up their thongs. They even diss Beethoven by nicking a bit of his beautiful Sonata Pathétique but can’t be bothered to give him the songwriting credit. As if Kiss are capable of such talent. Released in 1976 this album serves as a good reason why Punk came along.
So back to the drawing board in terms of getting four in a row five star albums but whilst the likes of Kiss are served up that is a long shot.
1/5
7/7/24
1 likes
FKA twigs
Vaguely recollect giving this a listen when it was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. I always listen to the yearly nominations as it is a good source for discovering good albums you might have missed (like this list!) Cannot recollect my reaction to it then but would have been similar to today’s listen. I’m all for experimentation and pushing boundaries but this album goes nowhere and quickly becomes boring. The occasional heavenly vocals are pleasing and these save it from a 1 star.
2/5
23/7/24
1 likes
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