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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Raekwon	5	2.86	+2.14
The Scream Siouxsie And The Banshees	5	3.04	+1.96
Dear Science TV On The Radio	5	3.16	+1.84
1989 Taylor Swift	5	3.27	+1.73
Homework Daft Punk	5	3.29	+1.71
Fever To Tell Yeah Yeah Yeahs	5	3.29	+1.71
Murmur R.E.M.	5	3.42	+1.58
Green R.E.M.	5	3.48	+1.52
Moon Safari Air	5	3.58	+1.42
A Love Supreme John Coltrane	5	3.63	+1.37

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Chirping Crickets Buddy Holly & The Crickets	1	3.29	-2.29
Unhalfbricking Fairport Convention	1	3.14	-2.14
Highway to Hell AC/DC	2	3.66	-1.66
Blur Blur	2	3.33	-1.33

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Artist	Albums	Average
R.E.M.	3	5

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1989

Taylor Swift

5/5

One of the first Taylor Swift albums that I thought “some of these songs are pretty good”

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The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

3/5

Definitely 80s - moody, great melodies. I was too young to appreciate this at the time. Definitely influenced The Sundays. Can also see why people find Morrisey insufferable - loves singing about how lonely and unloved he is despite being so smart and good looking. Will go back to listen more

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

1/5

To be fair - boppy lyrics and good rhythm I can see why it was popular at the time. Way to jangly for my preference - I can’t finish the album. Not for me

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

Although I know Beck has a long discography, I kind of dismissed him as a One hit wonder after hearing Loser 400 million times in college. I really enjoyed this reintroduction. A bit country tinged, very chill. I will def listed more. Love Lost Cause

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

One of my favorite albums of all time. For me, this is when REM transitioned from college rock to more traditional rock style. The lyrics are all phenomenoal

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

I don’t listen to jazz very often but this is clearly a masterpiece

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

Meh, I remember listening to them in the 90s. Handful of really good songs but most of them all sounds the same and are extremely over played

1989

Taylor Swift

5/5

One of the first Taylor Swift albums that I thought “some of these songs are pretty good”

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

4/5

Walk down memory lane, great album! It may sound a bit repetitive now, but I remember at the time it sounded really new and exciting.

The Stone Roses

4/5

I’d only ever heard I wanna be Adored. I liked this one - sounds very Smiths and The Cure influenced with a dash of 60s Brit pop

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

4/5

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

A classic

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

2/5

Meh - I’m a big fan of this period of hip hop. Started off okay if a bit too close to Public Enemy but got boring quickly

Suzanne Vega

4/5

Great lyrics and nice musicality

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

3/5

Overall mid… reggae with a bit of late 90s Trip hop Tricky influences. Some of the more trip hop style songs are pretty good but some are basically Bob Marley impersonation. I wouldn’t mind if this was playing but wouldn’t go out of my way to listen again

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

Lots of fun synth and new wave and some really great songs. Definitely from the era where albums were half great songs and half filler

Homework

Daft Punk

5/5

I see a lot of people saying it seems repetitive, and I get that. But at the time, this felt like a game changer. So influential in the development of house and dance music

Rage Against The Machine

4/5

I put this on thinking I might find it juvenile now but it’s really good rock music. Tom Morello is an amazing guitarist and the themes are still pretty spot on

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

2/5

I can see why this album is on the list. Decent rock music and talented musicians but overall it’s kinda boring. I listened about half way through

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

5/5

Yeah this album rocks… how have I never heard this? Sounds completely modern despite being over 40 years old

S&M

Metallica

4/5

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

1/5

This was annoying. Most albums on this list that I don’t enjoy, I can at least see why they are there and appreciate the talent. Not this one.. there’s much better folk music from this period

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Raekwon

5/5

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

3/5

I remember a couple of these from the 90s.. if you don’t take it very seriously (and I don’t think you are meant to) there’s a lot of fun songs here.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

5/5

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

3/5

I reluctantly really enjoyed this. Fun synth beats and very danceable. I do think you have to remember the 80s because this album feels very much of its time

Blur

2/5

Meh. A couple good songs- Song 2 was obviously a big hit. You’re So Great is ok. The rest is just boring, noisy and/or annoying. I’m actually surprised Damon became as successful as he is based on this album. Interesting to read that this album represents a sound change for them. Parklife would be a much better album to include on this list

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

3/5

Meh - sounds like the Rolling Stones for me. Not really my taste in music but some of it did sound pretty good and seem talented

Kala

M.I.A.

4/5

I love the different sounds and influences M.I.A. draws from here and makes it sound fresh without being derivative. Bits of it sound a little repetitive here and there but still a great listen even 15 years later

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

3/5

Green

R.E.M.

5/5

Hysteria

Def Leppard

3/5

Dear Science

TV On The Radio

5/5

Murmur

R.E.M.

5/5

Moon Safari

Air

5/5