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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield	5	3.1	+1.9
Welcome To The Pleasuredome Frankie Goes To Hollywood	5	3.11	+1.89
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg Jerry Lee Lewis	5	3.28	+1.72
Live And Dangerous Thin Lizzy	5	3.32	+1.68
Locust Abortion Technician Butthole Surfers	4	2.39	+1.61
Want One Rufus Wainwright	4	2.9	+1.1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
In Utero Nirvana	1	3.83	-2.83
Gorillaz Gorillaz	1	3.53	-2.53
Rum Sodomy & The Lash The Pogues	1	3.25	-2.25
Honky Tonk Heroes Waylon Jennings	1	3.14	-2.14
All That You Can't Leave Behind U2	1	2.98	-1.98
Southern Rock Opera Drive-By Truckers	1	2.82	-1.82
Off The Wall Michael Jackson	2	3.79	-1.79
Beyond Skin Nitin Sawhney	1	2.77	-1.77
Talking Book Stevie Wonder	2	3.72	-1.72
Music Madonna	1	2.68	-1.68

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Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

4/5

Sigur Ros. Enough said.

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Remain In Light

Talking Heads

4/5

Interesting, a bit too funky for my listening and not sure when I'd actively listen to it again.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

Thoroughly enjoyed this, was a nice short ride. But every song had heart to it.

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

3/5

interesting album, very strong start, it got me absolutely pumped. But it dropped off a bit and all kind of became a blur. Felt like a lot of (very good) singles rather than a solid album.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

2/5

Makes me wish I was sitting in a cocktail bar dancing with strangers and just having a great time. She has an incredible voice, The album has that old hiss underlying all the songs which is quite magic tbh. Very of an era, and maybe not something I'd listen to when driving or anything, but it's a beautiful, slow, Sunday afternoon album

Play

Moby

4/5

Track to sounded like Voodoo child. Already knew Porcelain. To be honest, incredibly impressed so far and can't believe I've not listened to this album before. Didn't overly enjoy south side... Really liked the feel of the final track, was a really nice end to the album. Overall a lot of very good tracks but a few that I found a bit boring.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

3/5

I think a pretty weak start for the album tbh. Track 2 is instantly better than track 1. Antichrist television blues was a really enjoyable song. Possibly my favourite on the album. Really picked up towards the end of this album and I really started enjoying it, but not a strong start for me.

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

5/5

Wow. INcredible album. A lot of completely unexpected but joyous fun moments. Really enjoyed this one.

John Prine

3/5

yeah, so better than I thought. Some fun/clever lyrics and overall a pretty positive experience. Maybe a bit samey throughout but it was enjoyable!

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

4/5

pretty good!

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

Pretty good album. Land Ho! was stand out for me but the whole album was an easy listen with some interesting songs. Really enjoyed it!

Tommy

The Who

3/5

Not bad, got a bit boring tbh

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

4/5

Some incredible songs here and some lyrics felt way ahead of it's time. Gave me some comforting wintery vibes on a lot of tracks.

Bert Jansch

3/5

Yeah it was okay, track 3 was great, reminded me of Nic Jones.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

This was an interesting listen. very samey throughout but kind of enjoyable. Obviously an incredible start. Kinda wished the album was over at track 7 though to be fair. Though the choir vocals on track 8 were great.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Pretty darn good!

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

3/5

Not a bad album, Elvis Presley Blues was the stand out track for me. Very mellow, would be interested listening to it with headphones on staring out the window on a rainy day.

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

2/5

yeh, was okay. Reminded me of Cap'n Jazz a little on some tracks.

Like A Prayer

Madonna

4/5

Very fun album and really quite enjoyable tbh. Some stand out hits on it. You can hear the Prince influence through a lot of it. My favourite song was Dear Jessie! Like a prayer is still a masterpiece even now.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

2/5

Wasn't a huge fan of this one tbh

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

2/5

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

1/5

Extremely dull. I have zero desire to ever listen to this album again.

The White Room

The KLF

2/5

very of an era, but not too shabby!

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

3/5

not bad

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

4/5

Really fun album. Very impressed. Something weirdly modern about it as well.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

3/5

Very samey, and very 90's matrix. Got a bit bored half way through, Though the classics on this are still absolute bangers tbf

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

1/5

meh

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

Some absolute crackers on this (mainly She's losing it) a sad lonely sunday morning album

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

3/5

Dirt

Alice In Chains

3/5

Nothing much to say here. Was an alright album. Didn't blow me away though.

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

4/5

Enjoyed this. Some Dead kennedy vibes. Human Cannonball and The O-Man were stand out tracks for me. Second half of the album was way better than the start.

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

2/5

Yeah it was alright.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

5/5

Amazing album, from start to finish. Emerald is a fantastic song as is Dancing in the moonlight. Also a big fan of the ending of Rosalie. There's something about the overall sound in this album that I really enjoy. Fantastic live album and was very happy to see it on the list!

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

This was a decent/fun listen. Also quite fascinating as he's a super interesting dude! Will hopefully check out more of his albums.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

3/5

Classic coldplay

Gorillaz

1/5

Meh

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

3/5

heard on a rope before but no others. was a fairly decent album, but nothing mind blowing.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

2/5

Wasn't a huge fan of this unfortunately.

Abbey Road

Beatles

3/5

Some cracking songs, definitely improved my opinion of the beatles!

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

Pretty good. Hadn't heard any of this before!

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

Extremely good album. Very easy listening but also very complex at the same time. loved it.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

Yeah this was pretty good. Not sure it really hit me that hard. Track 5 was my favourite.

Let It Be

The Replacements

4/5

Track 3 was amazing. Very punky vibes. Overall really enjoyed this album and ended up listening to it a few times. Shocked I'd not heard of them before

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

2/5

started off really interested, but by track 3 this just became background noise for me.

In Utero

Nirvana

1/5

Meh, hate his voice.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

okay, so this was really good. Especially once I started deep diving into 'Videotape'. This was a really good album. Listened a few times already!

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

like some average supermarket background music

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

4/5

Great album, some songs were a bit long, but overall really good.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

4/5

This was really good. Quite a unique sound. never listened to much leonard Cohen for some reason. Will dive into more!

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

4/5

This was super interesting and like nothing I'd really listened to before. Felt almost mesmerising/trance like at times! Really enjoyed it!

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

2/5

Didn't really do too much for me

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

Enjoyed a few songs on this and it took me by surprise to be honest. I quite enjoyed the synth wave undertones on some of the tracks.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

3/5

Not badddddddddddddd. Some great dynamics going on in this!

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

2/5

yeah it was okay. Bot boring.

Country Life

Roxy Music

2/5

Latter half of the album was good. I dunno though, it didn't hit me too hard. I think a 2/5 for me!

Survivor

Destiny's Child

2/5

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Not my favourite Zeppelin album but absolutely banging all the same

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

4/5

Really enjoyed this. Took me back to THPS days weirdly. Not something I'd usually listen to, but it was super cool. Really good album Some really great lyrics and they are very playful with words.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

British Steel

Judas Priest

2/5

This was a bit uninspired for me tbh. Was hoping to like it a bit more than I did!

All That You Can't Leave Behind

1/5

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

2/5

Great riffs, but some of the most repetitive songs I've ever heard. They went on far too long

Violent Femmes

3/5

Pretenders

2/5

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

5/5

Really enjoyed this, snappy, short, and a whole lotta fun. Can only imagine it would have been absolutely wild being at that show!

The Yes Album

Yes

2/5

Couldn't really get into this to be honest. Felt like a chore.

S&M

Metallica

4/5

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

Solid album, but missing a little oomph

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

1/5

Very boring.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

4/5

Sigur Ros. Enough said.

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

so many screams.

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

3/5

Quite enjoyed this tbf, some bits I sort of recognised, but overall something nice to work to on a sunny day!

Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets

3/5

First few songs were okay, then I got a bit bored tbh

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

3/5

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

2/5

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

2/5

Track 7 had me hoping the album had finished. Track 1 was great though.

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

2/5

Celebrity Skin

Hole

2/5

The Next Day

David Bowie

3/5

Music

Madonna

1/5

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

3/5

Thought this was really good, very dreamy. It did stretch it out over the course of a day though. Would have been hard to do in a oner

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

5/5

What an album. I already knew the classics on this album (though i didn't realise they were all from the same album) But the covers were amazing on this, and the whole album was pieced together extremely well. An absolute delight to listen to. A lot of fun with some hard hitting emotion thrown in at the end. One of my favourites so far on the list.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

2/5

I thought this was a bit vocally stale to be honest. The bass absolutely slaps though.

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

2/5

Pretty boring other than the stand outs

1984

Van Halen

4/5

Frank