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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Palo Congo Sabu	5	2.69	+2.31
Vespertine Björk	5	3.16	+1.84
So Peter Gabriel	5	3.55	+1.45
Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan	5	3.64	+1.36
Dire Straits Dire Straits	5	3.72	+1.28
Talking Book Stevie Wonder	5	3.72	+1.28
Brothers In Arms Dire Straits	5	3.74	+1.26
Maverick A Strike Finley Quaye	4	2.75	+1.25
Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel	5	3.96	+1.04

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Your Arsenal Morrissey	1	3.05	-2.05
Foo Fighters Foo Fighters	2	3.5	-1.5
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Red Hot Chili Peppers	2	3.5	-1.5
Diamond Life Sade	2	3.42	-1.42
Blunderbuss Jack White	2	3.4	-1.4
Toys In The Attic Aerosmith	2	3.26	-1.26
MTV Unplugged In New York Nirvana	3	4.21	-1.21
Step In The Arena Gang Starr	2	3.17	-1.17
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine	3	4	-1

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Artist	Albums	Average
Dire Straits	2	5

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Who's Next

The Who

3/5

I always thought "The Bargain" was about grocery store coupons, but actually it's super romantic - the narrator is willing to murder for her/him. And that would be a bargain if that's all he has to do. Also, for the record, I do know what it's like to be behind blue eyes. I suspect that I do not fully appreciate this album because 1) it's been overplayed on the radio and 2) it's just not my jam. I agree with the sentiment of 'Going Mobile' but not the expression.

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

3/5

They sing "oh what wow" 23 times, which does make the case that "he is the greatest dancer more convincing", and I would now like to see him dance myself. I didn't quite feel the passion come through in "lost in music" - the words say that they've never felt so alive and are ready to quit the 9 to 5, but the voice says it's just a song. I had some fun listening to this, even danced a little to a few tracks in the middle of work, but I'll probably never listen to it again.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

5/5

This is one of the soundtracks of my childhood although at the time, I didn't realize you weren't supposed to say f4gg0t, even if he was getting his money for nothing and his chicks for free and you were jealous. All I knew as a kid was that yes, I did want my MTV.

Blunderbuss

Jack White

2/5

It's not unpleasant but I find it unremarkable. It's really in the top 1001? Really? I feel like in 10 more years this will fall out.

Peter Gabriel

5/5

Aside from the fact that I would rate 7 of 9 songs 5 stars, I like the ambiguity and minimalism of the title.

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

1/5

At first I was thinking that this album wasn't nearly as bad as I expected, but then "We hate it when our friends became successful" came on: the lyrics, the voice, everything are so "poor me". I might give it 2 stars, but I'm rating it in the context of being in the top 1001 albums and it is definitely in the lowest quintile.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

I can't separate my thoughts about this album from the number of times I listened to it as a kid. At that age, I don't think I fully appreciated how unusual a lyric like "architects may come and architects may go and never change your point of view" is in pop music.

The Velvet Underground

4/5

I've heard it before, at some point (college) I thought it was cool, but I was never in love. Probably a 3.5

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

3/5

I would like to dedicate the last track on the first side of this album to the fearless leader of this album review group. That is all.

Palo Congo

Sabu

5/5

I haven't heard this in forever! 5 stars for the beat, random shouts and animal sounds and 5 stars for the synchronicity: I just listened to a podcast about Rafael Hernandez this morning.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

3/5

I was having more fun than expected with the first two songs, but then it just went on and on for an hour.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

Spotify took me listening to this whole album to mean that I love Elvis.

Foo Fighters

2/5

Some of the lyrics actually killed a few of my brain cells (see, e.g., the "fingernails are pretty" section of song 1). Musically seemed unremarkable. I predict it won't have a lasting legacy.

Scott 4

Scott Walker

3/5

World Clique

Deee-Lite

2/5

This should have been a delight, but they made it lite. Like a cheap diet food. It did not satisfy.

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

4/5

Rage Against The Machine

3/5

Lots of rage.

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

4/5

Rapture

Anita Baker

3/5

I liked it more than I expected to, but I will never seek it out again.

Diamond Life

Sade

2/5

This album has not aged well.

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

4/5

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

4/5

Not well suited for analytical computer work.

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

3/5

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

It's fun, not life changing.

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

4/5

The moment at 23:25 when he says, "plus Tubular bells!" is quite moving. I like a good concept album.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

If you've never listened to the lyrics of "Turn Blue", I recommend it. I think I might be missing something culturally / generationally: "How come the blacks, how come they They copy you so good? They get off on you, so sexually If you wanna make it Young man, you gotta make somebody come Come out of your black, come out of your black Black and strong and black"

Dire Straits

5/5

First listen I was going to give it 4 stars, second listen changed it to 5. Imagine what further listens could do.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

4/5

There are some great songs on here, but it felt too long and watered down with a few less great songs.

Feast of Wire

Calexico

4/5

This was better than expected. I think I heard this band once in the past (maybe in a bad mood) and wrote them off, but this album is interesting. Zuna loved "Attack! El Robot! Attack!" - her ears perked up and she stopped chewing on her foot.

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

4/5

Reminds me of my Grandpa

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

I have mixed feelings about Neil Young - some of the songs are so good, some are so bad, and then there's the voice.

Nevermind

Nirvana

4/5

Somehow this was still cool by the time I was in middle school. I can't tell if it's nostalgia, but it even seems cool now.

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

3/5

Only listened to a couple songs because it's not on spotify and I was too lazy to track them all down individually on YouTube. Imagine this project 20 years ago.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

2/5

Maybe I'm just a misanthrope.

Clandestino

Manu Chao

3/5

I had only heard the top hit before. The album is fun, but I think it would get old quickly.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

5/5

Crime Of The Century