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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Nothing's Shocking Jane's Addiction	5	3.17	+1.83
Tidal Fiona Apple	5	3.46	+1.54
Violent Femmes Violent Femmes	5	3.49	+1.51
Transformer Lou Reed	5	3.67	+1.33
Tea for the Tillerman Cat Stevens	5	3.68	+1.32
Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen	5	3.7	+1.3
The Low End Theory A Tribe Called Quest	5	3.7	+1.3
Cafe Bleu The Style Council	4	2.88	+1.12
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes TV On The Radio	4	2.94	+1.06

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Miriam Makeba Miriam Makeba	2	3.19	-1.19
Honky Tonk Heroes Waylon Jennings	2	3.14	-1.14

5-Star Albums (8)

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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

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Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

First time hearing a Nick Drake album, I only knew him from the Garden State soundtrack before. I always got a cozy chill out vibe from the song of his I’d heard before and this album is a lot more of the same feeling although musically there is more to a lot of the songs.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

5/5

So good. I need to listen through full Bowie discography, it is usually ziggy stardust or hunky dory but I need to hear the rest of ‘em too.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

Not bad. It feels a lot more of it’s time then I thought it would going into it, very 90’s radio rock, but I think the production helped push it that direction as much as the actual music. But still not bad, I enjoy Michael Stipe’s distinctive voice.

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

3/5

It is what I’d expect from the name of the band and the album title. Funky, groovy, some charmingly weird lyrics occasionally. It was a lot like the Parliament Funkadelic album Mothership Connection for me, enjoyable but didn’t completely hook me into the sound.

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

There are lots of great songs on here but the album as a whole always falls off for me during the second half in the three or four times I’ve listened to it.

Amnesiac

Radiohead

4/5

That is was pretty fantastic, I hadn’t heard Radiohead’s earlier music outside of ‘Creep’ on the radio but it is easy to see how OK Computer and Kid A came from the same band that made this album.

Transformer

Lou Reed

5/5

Exceptional album. I enjoyed this thoroughly. I didn’t realize Lou Reed had so many recognizable songs from his solo career, I thought most would be tied to Velvet Underground music. But yeah, this feels like an album I will listen to repeatedly.

California

American Music Club

2/5

This wasn’t boring, but it was listenable in a more interesting way rather than in an enjoyable way? I think it just wasn’t for me is all.

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

3/5

This was something different for me, I’ve never really heard much of this type of music outside of old movies. It was great, not something I’d sit down and listen to much, but it is terrific background music that kind of transports me back to the 1950’s seen in movies.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

4/5

I’ve listened to this album on and off since around the time it was released, although not as often the past few years. It is still excellent, its sound hasn’t aged poorly.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

I’ve never really “got” Stevie Wonder but this album has helped me understand a bit more.

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Not bad, not What’s Going On, but still enjoyable.

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

3/5

Forever Changes

Love

3/5

Nothing on this album felt overly radio friendly, none of the songs felt like filler either. Not bad.

Another Green World

Brian Eno

4/5

I loved the space like ambient sounds throughout and the songs with vocals were pretty great, except one near the middle seems to be out of place on the album. Overall still a great listen though.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

4/5

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

3/5

I’ve never heard to much non English language music before but this was not bad, it had a somewhat modernish pop or maybe slightly progressive feel to it for an album that was released in 1978.

Metallica

4/5

I mean, what’s there really to say? One of the most popular albums ever, if you listen to any alternative rock radio station for a day you will likely hear half the songs on this album. I’m not a huge Metallica fan and I personally prefer their earlier thrash metal albums but this is still fantastic.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

I must be getting old because I really enjoyed this. 10 or 15 years ago I’m pretty sure I would have hated it.

Timeless

Goldie

2/5

If this album was an hour shorter I might like it. I appreciate it for what it is though and can see how it is considered a great album in its genre.

Violent Femmes

5/5

This is so unique, there is really nothing else that sounds like Violent Femmes.

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

I liked this quite a bit, it is some pretty chill music. I actually recognize a song or two from here, I think it was on an episode of Frasier.

Born To Be With You

Dion

2/5

Dirty

Sonic Youth

3/5

I didn’t care for the females voice, it was kind of nearly headache inducing on most tracks she was on. The songs the guy was singing on were more listenable and the musicianship was pretty good throughout I thought.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

Miriam Makeba

2/5

The Poet

Bobby Womack

3/5

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

2/5

It was ok for country music I guess.

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

5/5

Wow, what a great album, they really have a unique sound and so much aggression on this album.

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

3/5

This was interesting, kind of old school beats but with a more 90’s rap feel to it at the same time, not what I was expecting.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

4/5

I like elo a lot, this album is fantastic though maybe a little on the long side for my liking.

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

First time hearing Portishead and they are so chill, I’m pretty sure I’ll be revisiting this album again in the near future.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

3/5

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

4/5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

Cafe Bleu

The Style Council

4/5

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

...And Justice For All

Metallica

3/5

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

4/5

Tidal

Fiona Apple

5/5

5 stars. All Fiona Apple’s album are 5 stars from me, I love her wordplay and snarkiness, and a lot of her songs will somewhere take a turn musically that isn’t expected. 5 stars.

Moby Grape

3/5

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

3/5

This was a lot more ambient than I expected for 70’s electronic music.

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

3/5

Tracy Chapman

3/5

Time Out Of Mind