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3.46
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3%
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8
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4
1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
5 2.93 +2.07
Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
5 3.35 +1.65
Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
5 3.36 +1.64
Guero
Beck
5 3.45 +1.55
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
5 3.5 +1.5
Machine Head
Deep Purple
5 3.57 +1.43
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
5 3.59 +1.41
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
5 3.89 +1.11

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
1 4.2 -3.2
3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
1 3.45 -2.45
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
1 3.1 -2.1
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
2 3.64 -1.64
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
2 3.63 -1.63
Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
1 2.6 -1.6
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
2 3.39 -1.39
The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2 3.19 -1.19
Ray Of Light
Madonna
2 3.03 -1.03

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All Ratings (37)

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke
Feb 23 2024

Cry To Me - a classic! Makes me think of that scene from Dirty Dancing. Great album - easy, cozy listening. Perfect for a slow, sunny Saturday morning. Guy sure does love to shout, though.

Live! by Fela Kuti
Feb 26 2024

What a banger of an album! Funky, chill -- One long song

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
Mar 11 2024

What a powerful voice packed into short punchy songs. Knew some of the tracks: Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, and etc. Happy to hear some new-to-me deeper cuts.

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
Mar 12 2024

He always sounds like he's drunk, rushing and stumbling to keep up with the pace of the music. Tried, but sorry Bruce, don't think I'm a fan.

Hypnotised by The Undertones
Mar 13 2024

Palatable punk. Whats With Terry has a fantastic guitar riff!

Guero by Beck
Mar 18 2024
Crazysexycool by TLC
Mar 21 2024

Not the kind of music I usually listen to, but enjoyed it from a nostalgic POV. Definitely sounds unique to the 90s!

Achtung Baby by U2
Mar 22 2024

It's really too bad U2 committed social suicide, because they're not a bad band.

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
Mar 26 2024

Fantastic! I dont think I've listened to this album in its entirety, but glad I now have!

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah
Mar 28 2024

Liked this way more than I thought I would!

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
Mar 29 2024

I like his sound, I do think it is unique - but I don't know how much of it I can listen to at one time. Couldn't tell the songs apart. Always reminds me of Black Books (which, I googled, and no, he did not make the theme song for it)

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen
Apr 03 2024

I know Leonard Cohen is a Canadian legend but I think I like his songs better when they are covered by other people. It's a little too poetry heavy for my liking. The 80s synth instruments are very heavy handed on this album too...

Apr 04 2024

Boy, country and western music has changed a lot over the years. This was very nice and easy to listen to, would make a good soundtrack to a lazy Saturday morning spend reading with a coffee.

Apr 05 2024

Sorry Nirvana, but I think you need the grungy electric sound back to hide poor playing and off-tune signing. Giving "being held hostage by a white guy with a guitar at a party" vibes. Couldn't get through the album.

Graceland by Paul Simon
Apr 08 2024

I feel at certain times there was too much going on and it just got musically messy, but all of the songs were fun to bop along to at work, so I enjoyed it for the most part.

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul
Apr 09 2024

I could see how this album was influential, but it just sounds messy and loud to me. Parts I did like, but then they became like a joke that went on too long.

NEU! 75 by Neu!
Apr 10 2024

Don't really know how I feel about this one. Some of the songs grew on me but it was an odd mix: First half meditation music, second half punk.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly
Apr 11 2024

Prog classics! And, what romantics, surprisingly! Thought I was going to be in for endless organ solos, but the songs were short and complex. Loved it.

Ray Of Light by Madonna
Apr 12 2024

Liked the Y2K sound, but the cheesy faux-spiritual lyrics and overly dramatic orchestral openings to every song got to me by midpoint. All the songs sound the same.

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
Apr 15 2024

One of my favourite albums of all time. Grew up with my mom playing it in the car often because it was her favourite too. 10/10

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
Apr 16 2024

Nice to finally listen to this album all the way through. Beautiful, heartfelt songs about the realities of life. While I enjoyed my listen, I don't think I'd seek this album out to listen to casually.

Apr 17 2024

My friend in high school described Muse as "Protest songs about nothing," and while this may be true, it does not stop every song from being a total banger. Takes me right back to the mid 2000s when I was discovering Dr. Who.

Suede by Suede
Apr 18 2024

Was an unexciting album; just fine to listen to. Confused why it is on this list, what it's importance to music as a whole is -- Felt like I was in a 90s teen movie while listening to it, which was nice.

White Ladder by David Gray
Apr 19 2024

Recognized the "Please Forgive Me" and "Babylon" song from my childhood but had no idea who sang it. Would I seek out this album, probably not, but listening to it was a nice blast from the past. Feels like this would probably be the answer to an obscure trivia question one day, one that you kick yourself for knowing the song but not knowing anything about it.

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's
Apr 23 2024

Iconic high energy 80s sound. I like the bright, energetic punk vibe but vocals can get a bit annoying. Their hits (Our Lips are Sealed, We've Got the Beat) are good, but I've heard them so many times in movies, on the radio, and on every 1980s playlist that they've become a bit stale. Did like Automatic and You Can't Walk in Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep). "Can't stop the world, so why let it stop you" 2/5

Apr 24 2024

Very accessible punk. Like that it wasn't too loud and jarring. If you like the Clash, you'll like this album.

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