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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Casanova The Divine Comedy	5	2.67	+2.33
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy	5	2.88	+2.12
Buffalo Springfield Again Buffalo Springfield	5	3.18	+1.82
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black Public Enemy	5	3.23	+1.77
Goo Sonic Youth	5	3.24	+1.76
Endtroducing..... DJ Shadow	5	3.36	+1.64
...And Justice For All Metallica	5	3.43	+1.57
Maggot Brain Funkadelic	5	3.6	+1.4
...Baby One More Time Britney Spears	4	2.67	+1.33
All Things Must Pass George Harrison	5	3.82	+1.18

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Grand Tour George Jones	1	2.79	-1.79
Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash	2	3.49	-1.49
Tres Hombres ZZ Top	2	3.43	-1.43
Smash The Offspring	2	3.37	-1.37
Live And Dangerous Thin Lizzy	2	3.32	-1.32

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Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

5/5

Wow. This is SOOOO far ahead of its time. Blues, funk, rock - all together with Neil’s nasal whine. Absolutely loved it. A buried treasure (for me)

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Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Just fantastic to focus on the whole album. It’s probably the first time I have done so with Hendrix. This album is incredibly cohesive.

...And Justice For All

Metallica

5/5

The quintessential metal album. I may have first heard the Black Album, but this is where it all started.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

3/5

Didn’t love this but let’s facet, that’s largely on me. I mean, the guy was the inspiration for Prince!

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

Really enjoyed this. It felt like the bridge between blues and late-70s funk. Trombone Shorty must have listened to this as a kid!

Crosby, Stills & Nash

2/5

I struggled with this. Folk has never been my favourite genre. I could hear a similar vocal tone to early Pink Floyd, but not much else rang my (Division!) bell.

Fragile

Yes

3/5

Fun to listen to. Seems like it might be a concept album, but a couple of distracted listens didn’t get to the meat of it.

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

3/5

Love the soundscapes - very much my vibe. Only knew them from one vocalist appearing on Massive Attack album.

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

3/5

Hard to believe I’ve not previously heard of this band. Sounds very pre-grunge (despite debuting 10 years later).

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

4/5

Took me by surprise. I always considered Cheap Trick to be boring dad rock, but this album as a really electric energy. Great fun!

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

4/5

You can really hear the blues in this - incredibly brave. Also - an amazing energy comes through the music. It really feels dangerous.

The Grand Tour

George Jones

1/5

I’m will never like country music. This album seems to consist of every hackneyed cliche that makes me despise the genre. Burn it with fire.

Guitar Town

Steve Earle

2/5

I really tried to enjoy this. However, there was far too much slide guitar and country twang for my liking. No thanks.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

4/5

This was sublime. Such a contrast to the two country albums I was served (Steve Earle and some hick). Love the elongated tracks. In 2024, this is an amazing contrast. Anyone reading thins should listen to BSatSL on repeat.

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

I was late to this, but managed to be convinced to give it a listen. It’s such a solid album - but something about it will always be a little off to me. The whole experience is a conundrum.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

5/5

This is fantastic. Great music, smart-are delivery. Brilliant songwriting. A fantastic find.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

5/5

I have clear memories of this album being released. It was an absolute revolution- and still holds up in 2024. Love the breakbeats. Need this on vinyl

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

Funky and fun. I was definitely surprised by this one. Will need to listen more and more to get a sense of what they are doing.

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

4/5

Is this the ultimate coming-of-age album? Aussies didn’t know Brittany, so she was just a sexy starlet with great pop songs. But now, in 2024, this album sits Ian integral part of her journey as an artist.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

5/5

Fantastic album - filled with blues twangs and fantastic funk. So far ahead of its time.

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

3/5

I had never heard of this band, so lacked the context to understand why it is so highly regarded. It’s clearly very eclectic, and obviously never fully completed. Some great bluesy riffs hidden among the tracks.

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

5/5

Wow. This is SOOOO far ahead of its time. Blues, funk, rock - all together with Neil’s nasal whine. Absolutely loved it. A buried treasure (for me)

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

3/5

This album sounds exactly like a thought it would, except the other tracks aren’t really as good as the one everybody knows. 😂

Queen II

Queen

4/5

An absolute stomper. Amazing musical complexity. The gold standard for metal/rock bands to come. And that voice… *shivers*

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

So glad I listened to this. For as long as I can remember Bob Marley has been background music - at shops and cafes - but never something I’ve sought out and played. Deeply soulful and positive. Loved it.

Goo

Sonic Youth

5/5

How is this album 30 years old? Hard to believe this was recorded closer to Sargent Pepper’s than today. Incredible anti-pop with crystal clear production despite all the guitar fuzz. Brilliant.

1984

Van Halen

3/5

Fun but kind of silly. David Lee Roth can certainly sing.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

An absolute delight. Certainly a bonus to have it pop up on a Sunday!

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

4/5

What a bad bitch. This album hit hard. Loved the lyrics and the ebb and flow of the mood. A fantastic discovery.

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

4/5

Very soulful for an electronic album. Some absolute bangers from my early 30s!

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

3/5

Some classics on here. I get it, but do I love it? No.

Dry

PJ Harvey

3/5

A bit of a parallel to Broken English by Marianne Faithful. Sad to hear that, 30 years on, many of the albums themes are unresolved.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

2/5

Fine. Whatever. Not really my jam.

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

4/5

Smooth and sexy. Greet Sunday listening … and today IS Sunday.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

4/5

Classic. Massive beats and just enough Snoop.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

Such a fantastic album. You can feel the pent-up creativity that moves through the record. Absolutely loved it. Listened to a version with raw cuts of My Sweet Lord and others. These really show how Phil Spector’s production makes songs shine.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

3/5

Great songwriting. Went well under my radar.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

2/5

Meh.

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

4/5

Fantastic. As expected the songwriting is divine.