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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Ys Joanna Newsom	5	2.8	+2.2
E.V.O.L. Sonic Youth	5	2.89	+2.11
Kala M.I.A.	5	2.91	+2.09
...The Dandy Warhols Come Down The Dandy Warhols	5	3.13	+1.87
Songs From A Room Leonard Cohen	5	3.16	+1.84
Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears	5	3.17	+1.83
Step In The Arena Gang Starr	5	3.17	+1.83
Miriam Makeba Miriam Makeba	5	3.19	+1.81
Buffalo Springfield Again Buffalo Springfield	5	3.19	+1.81
Something Else By The Kinks The Kinks	5	3.25	+1.75

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Document R.E.M.	1	3.55	-2.55
Tres Hombres ZZ Top	2	3.41	-1.41
Eliminator ZZ Top	2	3.37	-1.37
The Holy Bible Manic Street Preachers	2	3.15	-1.15
Pacific Ocean Blue Dennis Wilson	2	3.08	-1.08
Devil Without A Cause Kid Rock	1	2.01	-1.01

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beastie Boys	2	5
Radiohead	2	5

5-Star Albums (31)

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Step In The Arena

Gang Starr · 3 likes

5/5

Incredible rap album, some really great samples from some great oldies. Love love love. Foresee this moving to my somewhat regular rotation

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead · 1 likes

5/5

Radiohead Thom Yorke mmmm

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett · 1 likes

5/5

Unbelievable that this was all improvised. I wish I had a better trained ear to fully appreciate everything that's happening here but even so, wildly impressive and I look forward to listening again to pick up on things I may not have noticed the first time around.

1-Star Albums (2)

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The Joshua Tree

3/5

Better than I expected! Was not expecting there to be so many recognizable songs. The intro is very Thom Yorke-inspired (to me) which I think is pretty neat. The outro and intro have similar vibes that I think give a nice symmetry to the album.

The Velvet Underground

3/5

I can tell this album pioneered a lot of things that were emulated after the fact. Reminds me of bands like The Vaccines, The Drums, maybe a little Temper Trap. Very chill album with a very nice outro song, gives Adventure Time

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

4/5

Not the sound I would expect from what I have heard from Funkadelic, a lot more electric guitar riffs then I have come to expect. Very fun and chill album, good for cooking in the kitchen or grilling outside.

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Bangers. Great jamming tracks. Great for a road trip!

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Very cool and raw album. Worth revisiting for sure. Some very deep songs peppered with some very funny songs.

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

Really solid album, surprised how few songs I recognized. Seemed to be a recurring motif throughout the album which I always appreciate. Frances Farmer will have her revenge on Seattle gave me a good laugh because at 2:25 it sounds a lot like the end part of Kickapoo from Tenacious D

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

5/5

Love love love. A new classic favorite. Early in the morning instrumentals are incredible

Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

1/5

Homeschooled Zach de la Rocha. I didn’t know hype music could make you feel tired

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Amazing album all the way through. One of the best live performances I’ve ever heard

Eliminator

ZZ Top

2/5

It was okay, nothing very memorable. Not much to say about this one.

Guitar Town

Steve Earle

3/5

Not quite my cup of tea personally but a really good example of what good country music can be that doesn’t follow the typical modern day formula of the likes of Kieth Urban etc

Kala

M.I.A.

5/5

Hell yeah brother. Real good sounds on this one. Mango Pickle Down River is a revelation

White Denim

3/5

Fun and good rock

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

An American classic

Queen II

Queen

5/5

❤️Queen

Blood, Sweat & Tears

5/5

Groovy. The Erik Satie cover is cool

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

2/5

I liked the message, the music was ehh for me

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

Amazing! What an incredibly talented singer. Rest in peace

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

5/5

So good. Groovin and movin baby

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

5/5

Loved it!

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

2/5

Raps were kinda meh but the beats were pretty good

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

3/5

Wacky and fun album

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

2/5

Felt like I was late for my bus in a DCOM montage

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

Nice

The Score

Fugees

5/5

So many good instrumentals. Great 90’s hip hop

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

3/5

Pretty good! Nothing super standout-ish

Blunderbuss

Jack White

4/5

Sounds kinda like if Mick Jagger blew up in the 2010s

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Queen is Queen. Great as always. No real stand-outs in this album for me but great to put on in the summe.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

5/5

Bangers on bangers. Brass Monkey is fun. Girls is also funny

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

It was fine! Maybe one to re-visit down the road

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

3/5

Pretty good. Didn’t connect in particular with anything on the album but I think a younger me would have loved this.

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

3/5

This was a fun one, felt kinda surf rocky

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

Love love love. Can’t believe it took this long for me to listen to this album. Perfect in every way

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

4/5

Didn’t listen to this very closely, just had it on in the background while making dinner. Enjoyed what I heard!

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

3/5

Very unique. The first album I’m sure I never would have listened to without this list!

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

3/5

Kinda mid. Felt like a Pink Floyd knockoff

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

5/5

Loved it!

Common

5/5

Bad

Michael Jackson

4/5

Pop icon. Great album, instrumentation and production was insanely good.

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

Wowie wow wow

Pink Flag

Wire

4/5

Fun and surf rocky, solid album all the way through. Would be good for…idk putting on in the background while playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3?

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

5/5

Hell yeah this some real west coast gangster raps

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

5/5

So cool to see how many rap albums were clearly influenced by this one

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

3/5

Honestly? The whole album kind of ran together. Nothing stood out to me at all. Very much all sounded the same. I could see myself liking this maybe back in 2019-2020. Maybe worth revisiting but I doubt I’ll change my opinion

Miriam Makeba

5/5

Wow. Incredible from front to back. Damn near a religious experience. This captures so many different sounds and sounds truly timeless. I feel touched by this album

Legalize It

Peter Tosh

4/5

Fire

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

Very solid

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

5/5

Beastie Boys

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

5/5

10/10 album. Feels like I’m listening to a western (praising)

My Generation

The Who

4/5

No standouts but a great summertime album

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

5/5

Hell yea rock on brother

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Production value was good, not really my kinda music though

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

5/5

Incredible rap album, some really great samples from some great oldies. Love love love. Foresee this moving to my somewhat regular rotation

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

5/5

Some great tracks on this one, The Kinks are awesome! Lazy Old Sun is a standout

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

5/5

Radiohead Thom Yorke mmmm

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

4/5

Flava Flav

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

Very good chill summer album

Want Two

Rufus Wainwright

4/5

Very good chill summer album

Tapestry

Carole King

5/5

Love this shit, hell yeah

Amnesiac

Radiohead

5/5

Ye mmm Thom Yorke

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

2/5

Fine. Kinda meh

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

Rock on brother loved it

Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson

2/5

Too much Dennis Wilson. Sorry Dennis

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Pretty cool and fun album, very Bri’ish

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

3/5

It was fine. I listened to it twice through without realizing it had started over 🤪🤪

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

4/5

Money for nothing is a banger

Document

R.E.M.

1/5

Had to enable editing just for this because I accidentally clicked 1 star before entering notes. This was so mediocre and I feel vindicated for never listening to R.E.M. Complete waste of time listening to this, respectfully.

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

2/5

Not for me personally but I can appreciate it for what it is. Not something I need to listen to again, though the intro Gematria is pretty cool.

Maxinquaye

Tricky

3/5

Super interesting and unique sounds. Come back to this one again for sure.

Blur

3/5

This one is really fun, good album to throw on for just about anything. Some of it sounds like it would be used in a trailer/movie from the 90s/early 2000s

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

Great album! A few standouts including Jet and Picasso's Last Words. Not necessarily something I think I would feel a need to come back to but highly enjoyable.

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

5/5

Definitely will listen to this one again. Lot of really fun sounds/melodies on this joint

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

5/5

Amazing production, 5 stars on that alone! May not come back to this one very often but an incredible listen.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

5/5

Cross

Justice

5/5

Imagine my surprise when I learned there was a Phantom part one after loving Pt. II all this time. Loved the rest of the album as well! I just became a Justice fan.

Slipknot

2/5

Wow! Two Slipknot albums in one week. More than I ever thought I would listen to in my lifetime. This one felt slightly weaker than All Hope Is Gone but still decent. Going to give this one a 2 primarily because it's a lot more apparent this really isn't for me listening to two of their albums just days apart.

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

My first Temptations album, hell yeah. This was a bop, nothing with staying power for me though. Mental note to check out their other stuff.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

4/5

What a cool album! I thought the overtures really elevated the whole project. Mushrooms & Roses followed by Suite III Overture was absolutely AMAZING. Just a gorgeous transition between the two tracks and the continuing motif between the two was god tier.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

3/5

Some decent tracks on this one, not quite my thing but thought it was enjoyable to listen to on some level

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

2/5

I don't feel like I have much to say on this one. Pretty forgettable

Joanna Newsom

5/5

WOW! This is one of those albums that is such a breath of fresh air and so so different from anything I would come across on my own. It's so peaceful and yet engaging at the same time. Joanna Newsom's vocals go along perfectly with the absolutely beautiful orchestration found throughout this album. This one will definitely be going into my rotation and I am very much looking forward to listening again.

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

4/5

Pretty cool album. I've never listened to Kraftwerk before but have heard of them. I immediately could tell they were a huge inspiration for Daft Punk's sound and it was cool to hear that throughout the album. At minimum 4 starts for me just because of the masterpiece that is Spiegelsaal.