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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Born To Be With You Dion	5	2.62	+2.38
Red Dirt Girl Emmylou Harris	5	2.86	+2.14
Ghosteen Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	2.97	+2.03
The Notorious Byrd Brothers The Byrds	5	3.04	+1.96
White Ladder David Gray	5	3.07	+1.93
Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds	5	3.22	+1.78
Shaft Isaac Hayes	5	3.24	+1.76
1989 Taylor Swift	5	3.27	+1.73
Home Is Where The Music Is Hugh Masekela	5	3.36	+1.64
At Fillmore East The Allman Brothers Band	5	3.38	+1.62

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
London Calling The Clash	1	3.98	-2.98
In Utero Nirvana	1	3.83	-2.83
Off The Wall Michael Jackson	1	3.78	-2.78
Ill Communication Beastie Boys	1	3.65	-2.65
Oracular Spectacular MGMT	1	3.61	-2.61
Straight Outta Compton N.W.A.	1	3.51	-2.51
Guero Beck	1	3.46	-2.46
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park	1	3.39	-2.39
2112 Rush	1	3.39	-2.39
Debut Björk	1	3.37	-2.37

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Artist	Albums	Average
The Byrds	3	4.67

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Artist	Albums	Average
Nirvana	2	1.5

5-Star Albums (23)

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Me Against The World

2Pac

1/5

When the opening song used the N word three words in and then motherf**ker, at which point I knew this was not for me. In general, rap just sounds like crap to me.

2 likes

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Byrds

5/5

When they're not experimenting with psychedelic music, their smooth harmonies are like honey.

2 likes

The Blueprint

JAY Z

1/5

Blech! Rap is so not for Boomers. It sounds like crap to me.

1 likes

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

1/5

Once again, rap, to me, is just missing the "C" at the beginning of the word. But then, it wasn't intended for Boomers, was it?

1 likes

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

5/5

I always appreciated Emmy Lou's song writing talent, but I've never heard this album, her first foray into writing her own songs. This was a real treat.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (31)

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Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

5/5

Very interesting. Jazz is not something I know much about, but I really liked this.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

2/5

I tried, I really did. It was so sad watching someone who killed himself. But grunge is just not my cup of tea.

With The Beatles

Beatles

5/5

Listening to this brought me back to my childhood. And damned if I couldn't remember about 90% of the lyrics! You can never go wrong with the Beatles.

Who's Next

The Who

5/5

One of my husband and son's favorite albums. I've listened to this numerous times over the years (sometimes willingly, sometimes not). It is a great album, though.

Abbey Road

Beatles

3/5

Not my favorite Beatles album. Between the nonsensical "Come Together" and the murderous "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," it's not an album I tend to seek out.

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

1/5

Too weird for me.

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

5/5

Love this album. The Byrds harmonies are so comforting.

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

1/5

Sorry, I think I'm just too old to appreciate 80s weird.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

Love Nick Drake, so soothing. What a short, tragic life.

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

4/5

Willie Nelson is always a great choice. This sounded like work of his tha was earlier than I was familiar with. Thanks for the introduction.

Nixon

Lambchop

2/5

Not offensive, but not really engaging, either.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

5/5

I love her voice. This has been one of my favorite albums since it first came out.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Neil Young: always a good choice. I don't know if this is him on guitar or one of the band of Crazy Horse, but they're spectacular.

Me Against The World

2Pac

1/5

When the opening song used the N word three words in and then motherf**ker, at which point I knew this was not for me. In general, rap just sounds like crap to me.

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

1/5

Big yuck from me. I listened to about a minute of each song. Oh my God, it's awful!

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

1/5

Such a plethora of swearing, and violent images. Again, rap not for me.

The Stone Roses

3/5

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

5/5

The guitarists on this album are amazing! And I love Donald Fagen's voice.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

There are a number of songs on here that I didn't know Otis recorded ("Respect," "Change is Gonna Come." etc.), and it's really interesting to hear his take on these songs that were immortalized by other artists. We lost him too young. He was only 26 when his plane went down.

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

2/5

Meh. Never been much of a Stones fan. And this early stuff got more refined in later years.

The Blueprint

JAY Z

1/5

Blech! Rap is so not for Boomers. It sounds like crap to me.

Clandestino

Manu Chao

2/5

Jack Takes the Floor

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

2/5

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

2/5

Just okay. I didn't hear anything that grabbed me as musically unique. But maybe that's just 8s0s music.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

4/5

I've heard OF Iron Maiden, but never heard them. If you ignore the insipid lyrics, the sound itself is really good. Reminiscent of Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, or Meatloaf. Great guitar work.

Snivilisation

Orbital

1/5

Oh my God, weirdness out of control.

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

2/5

Never been much of an Alice Cooper fan and listening to this album all the way through didn't change that.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

5/5

I had heard of Hugh Masekela, and my public radio station in Eugene used to play him some, but I'd never sat down to listen to numerous songs of his in one sitting. I love this album!

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

4/5

Interesting, Never heard of this artist before. Thanks for the introduction. Just what the 1001 Albums project is designed for.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

1/5

I tried, I really did, but it just sounded like somebody aggressively yelling at me. It did not sound like music.

Kid A

Radiohead

3/5

I'd never listened to Radiohead before. I liked about 1/2 of the songs on this album. A few were just too aggressive and discordant for my tastes.

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

3/5

Interesting.

Third

Soft Machine

1/5

Well, the first cut, Facelift, was just so discordant, who would listen to a bunch of instruments screeching at you? The second cut, Slightly All the Time, was better, but not much on chord changes. The last two cuts just were not interesting. Not sure how this one ended up in your curation.

Abraxas

Santana

5/5

Santana is an amazing guitarist. I've always loved this album.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

1/5

Meh

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

What a shame that Nick lost his battle with depression. Especially before he saw his music widely accepted.

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

1/5

I can see why it was not popular when it first came out. It comes across as the whinings of a bitter, rejected lover.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

4/5

It's always a good day to listen to The Band.

In Utero

Nirvana

1/5

I never gave Nirvana any real attention before (they came on the scene after my musical tastes were locked in), and this album certainly isn't going have me running to update my playlist. A song called "Rape Me?" Really?

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

5/5

I always appreciated Emmy Lou's song writing talent, but I've never heard this album, her first foray into writing her own songs. This was a real treat.

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Bob Marley was nothing short of an epiphany and a revolution for white music listeners. I'm not sure his genius has been matched since he died.

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

1/5

Once again, rap, to me, is just missing the "C" at the beginning of the word. But then, it wasn't intended for Boomers, was it?

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

1/5

It's disco. Yuck.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

1/5

The music was fine, but the lyrics were rap. If they were just instrumentalists, I probably would have liked it.

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

1/5

Debut

Björk

1/5

I just don't think she has a very good voice. The music was nice, but her voice is weak and unremarkable.

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

4/5

The first cut sounded like something you might hear on a '60s variety show. But then it got more interesting. The lead singer has an ethereal quality about her voice. I am seldom pleased about music that surprises me, but I really liked this. Doing a cover of a Black Sabbath song, Iron Man, is audacious. And of course, Lovefool was a big hit here in the U.S.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Their harmonies are fantastic, as are their lyric writing creativity. And, of course, this album evokes memories of that time in my life, making me feel nostalgic.

1989

Taylor Swift

5/5

This was Taylor's "graduation album," stepping away from her country/teen/love songs/romance/fantasy, announcing that she was a pop star to be taken seriously. And that she made a video for almost all of the songs is amazing. And the proceeds from "Wildest Dreams" went to wild life conservation. How wonderful. .

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

5/5

I had never heard the first cut, Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding before, I guess because it's 11 minute long and would never get air play. I thought it was the most brilliant cut on the whole album.

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg

2/5

Meh. A little too "working class Brit" for my tastes.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Always enjoy CCR, even though I had no idea what the lyrics to Green River were all these years until I saw them printed in the video. You'd never know these guys were from L.A., the way they twang like they're from the deep South.

Raw Power

The Stooges

1/5

Not into Iggy Pop, but for what he does, he does well.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Aretha's title as Queen of Soul is well deserved. Nothing else needs to be said in praise of her or this album.

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

4/5

London Calling

The Clash

1/5

Meh. Never got into The Clash, and now I know why.

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

4/5

I did not know the Byrds did a country album. This was very interesting. Probably not something I would have on my playlist, but I'm glad I was exposed to it.

Disintegration

The Cure

3/5

Highly Evolved

The Vines

2/5

Alternative rock is hit or miss for me. And that's just what the songs on this album were, hit or miss.

The Coral

1/5

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

I really liked the songs, but thought the instrumentation was a bit heavy handed. But, in general, I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked the music from a band with such a distasteful name.

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

3/5

very interesting. I hadn't heard them before.

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

3/5

Couple of classics in here, but not an album where every cut is a gem.

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

1/5

Just noise.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

1/5

Noise.

Shaft

Isaac Hayes

5/5

Isaac Hayes will ALWAYS be cool. As will his music.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Brilliant album

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

1/5

It's not music to me when people are simply manipulating synthesizers and other machinery in random, discordant ways.

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

4/5

Never heard of this group, but WOW! A little pop, a little rock, a little jazz, a little R&B, a little synth. Very interesting. Unfortunately, when I to chose to listen to it on YouTube, four of the 11 songs were listed as "unavailable."

Born To Be With You

Dion

5/5

I had never heard Dion's solo recordings, only his Dion and the Belmonts material. This album was fantastic! Very smooth, great emotional construction, I really enjoyed being introduced to this,.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

I was pleasantly surprised. The only song of T. Rex that I was familiar with was "Bang a Gong," and I never thought it was very good. But I really liked this album. It was so much more than I expected.

Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets

1/5

meh

Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

1/5

These pieces sounded like either what's called "house music" or else something you might hear in a sci fi show or movie, very outer spacey. Didn't like any of them.

Iron Maiden

4/5

I've never listened to Iron Maiden because I always assumed I would hate wat I thought it was: heavy metal. To my surprise, not only did I not hate it, I like it.

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

1/5

Very discordant. Think neo-Nazi kids banging their heads to this in their mom's basement.

Pyromania

Def Leppard

3/5

Good 80s rock

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

When I lived in NOLA, I saw him perform at Jazz Fest, late 70s, early 80s? He put on a great show, and the crowd went nuts. He was a charismatic performer.

The Rise & Fall

Madness

3/5

Wasn't sure what to expect, but it was fun. And then when it got to "Our House" I went "Oh, yeah, I HAVE heard these guys!"

White Ladder

David Gray

5/5

I can't recall ever hearing of David Gray, but wow, I really like his music.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

3/5

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

1/5

Palo Congo

Sabu

3/5

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Joni is a national treasure. Even the Kennedy Center says so. I grew up listening to her, and I still haven't tired of her unusual tempos, patterns, vocal range, and composition.

Ghosteen

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

5/5

He strikes me as an Australian Leonard Cohen. Interesting and intriguing.

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

1/5

Yuck

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

What a nice surprise! I'd never listened to Television before, and what a delight. Some really talented musicians here.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

5/5

Allman Brothers have always been superb. Duane's early demise was a blow to the band, but they rallied from their grief and continued making terrific blues and rock and roll.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

5/5

Beautiful piano on Bloody Well Right. And Crime of the Century is absolutely haunting. Love this album.

2112

Rush

1/5

Rush generally sounds like they're screaming. And I can't understand the lyrics.

Play

Moby

2/5

Guero

Beck

1/5

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

3/5

Interesting, not that I would prescribe a daily dose, but for something out of the ordinary, it was interesting.

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Byrds

5/5

When they're not experimenting with psychedelic music, their smooth harmonies are like honey.

Drunk

Thundercat

1/5