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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
With The Beatles Beatles	5	3.66	+1.34
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys	5	3.73	+1.27
Hot Fuss The Killers	5	3.74	+1.26
Blood And Chocolate Elvis Costello & The Attractions	4	2.92	+1.08

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Atomic Mr Basie Count Basie & His Orchestra	1	3.5	-2.5
Stardust Willie Nelson	1	3.4	-2.4
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady Charles Mingus	1	3.32	-2.32
Protection Massive Attack	1	3.25	-2.25
American Beauty Grateful Dead	1	3.24	-2.24
The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Joni Mitchell	1	3.12	-2.12
Another Green World Brian Eno	1	3.12	-2.12
Kind Of Blue Miles Davis	2	4.06	-2.06
Exile In Guyville Liz Phair	1	3.02	-2.02
Better Living Through Chemistry Fatboy Slim	1	2.99	-1.99

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	3	4.67

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Popular Reviews

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

3/5

3.5 Clearly a bunch of bands I grew up listening to took influence from these guys, so I don't know how I've never heard of them before. Throughly enjoyed this album even if lyrically is a bit nonsensical. But prog rock/emo is my vibe so I'm bias.

1 likes

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

1/5

This was a struggle to get through, nothing inherently wrong with it just such a snoozefest. If I'm ever struggling to sleep I know what to put on but I definitely could have died having never listened to this.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (14)

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

All Ratings

With The Beatles

Beatles

5/5

Listened to this several dozen times now and I absolutely love it.

Bossanova

Pixies

2/5

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

3/5

Abraxas

Santana

2/5

Meh. Would probably have enjoyed it much more if I was stoned.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

One of my favourite bands of all time. Not their best album but Green Rover, Thombstone Shadow, Lodi, and of course, Bad Moon Rising are all bangers.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

Bangers and vibes

Cross

Justice

4/5

Not normally my sort of thing but thoroughly enjoyed bopping along to this! Could have done with a couple more bangers though as some of it dragged.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

1/5

This must be what other people experience when they hear heavy metal and say "it's just noise". I gave it a go but honestly it was like listening to Jez try and play the saxophone for half an hour. Not for me.

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

2/5

All blended into one. There wasn't really a single standout track

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

2/5

2.5 Surprisingly, fairly enjoyable just not my sort of thing.

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

2/5

Not my jam

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

Never been huge on The Beatles, I've heard lots of their songs but never listened to an album front to back. This was incredible. Only bad song for me was Sun King, everything else ranged from great to banger

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

3/5

Reminded me of my Grandad. Pretty fun!

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

Didn't love it as much as Abbey Road but it was still excellent

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

1/5

I'm just not into country music. Could only get halfway through because it gave me a headache.

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

2/5

2.5 A little repetitive and not my sort of thing but loved the vibes.

Metal Box

Public Image Ltd.

1/5

Absolutely exhausting listen I'm surprised I managed to finish it. Some cool riffs I guess but mostly no redeeming qualities - repetitive, boring, and the vocal performance was just awful.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

3/5

Hasn't heard of The Zombies outside of Time of the Season but actually really enjoyed this, pretty chill

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Not my favourite album by them but still banging

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

1/5

This was a slog to get through. Boring and repetitive.

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

3.5 "Not so much, A to B to C, but more sort of A to D, and then back to A, and then to X!" Quite enjoyed this.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

3/5

Has a few classic bangers and I liked it generally, but theses types of vocal performances are just not really for me.

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

2/5

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

3/5

Pretty fun listen

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

3/5

Had a lot of fun with this. Might have been a 3.5 but the second half of the record is a lot weaker than the first.

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

3/5

Pretty good

Django Django

2/5

2.5 Decent but a bit of a slog

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

Banger after banger after banger. What more do you want? Can't believe this was taken off newer editions!

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

3/5

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

2/5

Would have enjoyed it a lot more if it was like half the length, as it stands it's just a drag to listen to.

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

3/5

Weird but in a good way. Would listen to again if I was stoned.

I Against I

Bad Brains

3/5

3.5 The vocals took a few songs to grow on me but instrumentally it was fantastic. Feel like I need to give this a few more spins.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

Beautifully emotional album. Hurt is one of the greatest songs ever written, and I love the original and this for different reasons.

Dire Straits

2/5

Love Dire Straits but this is no where near their best album, apart from Sultans Of Swing it's a bit of a snoozefest

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

2/5

2.5 This was really weird but kinda fascinating? Suspended in Gaga was genuinely great then in Houdini it sounded like she was doing a muppet impersonation. I don't know if I love it or hate it, definitely needs a few more spins

Quiet Life

Japan

2/5

Meh just a bit boring

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

1/5

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

3/5

Enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would, pretty fun!

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

Not as good as Americana but still a really fun time

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

2/5

Just a bit boring

The Blueprint

JAY Z

4/5

Not generally a fan if Jay-Z but this was banging

Phrenology

The Roots

3/5

Really fun, great production. The Seed is a banger.

Common

3/5

This was a great throwback

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

2/5

Some enjoyable tracks with Breakdown and The Wild One, Forever. But overall a bit eh

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

3/5

3.5 Enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. Great vibes all round.

Another Green World

Brian Eno

1/5

1.5 Not for me kinda just faded into the background as I was listening. The only decent track was the big ship, the rest was completely forgettable.

Truth

Jeff Beck

3/5

3.5 Pretty banging.

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

Kate Bush-lite. The lyrics are nonsensical and instrumentally it's pretty generic but that voice is pure sex.

Throwing Muses

2/5

Not bad but kinda boring and just couldn't connect with the vocal performance at all.

Protection

Massive Attack

1/5

Elevator music

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

3/5

A surprising amount of fun with a few bangers

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

3/5

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

3/5

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

2/5

Infected

The The

3/5

3.5 I really enjoyed this. Every song felt unique, great anger and production throughout, and had a couple of bangers. Will definitely relisten. Leagues better than that Puplic Image Ltd. crap.

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

2/5

2.5 Fun but a little boring.

Garbage

3/5

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

2/5

Some fun to be had here but I'm just not a jazzy boi

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

1/5

It's no Marty Robbins

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

2/5

But of a snoozefest

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

3/5

3.5 What a voice.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

3/5

3.5 Excellent live album, just a lot of fun.

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

1/5

1.5 Not for me though it was more tolerable than the Charles Mingus album.

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

2/5

Enjoyable but very samey and got tiresome towards the end. Probably wouldn't listen to it again.

Dry

PJ Harvey

2/5

"Dry" is an appropriate name

Pelican West

Haircut 100

3/5

Surprisingly a lot of fun!

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

Pretty decent

2112

Rush

2/5

A 20 minute song to start is outrageous. I enjoyed "Twilight Zone" and instrumentally it's decent but kinda bland and the vocals are just not my taste.

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

1/5

Hated the vocals, sorry.

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

3/5

This is a vibe

Kenza

Khaled

3/5

Production and instrumentation on this is excellent. Great vocals although hard to fully connect with when I don't understand the language but that's a me problem. Definitely a bit too long but it was really fun, honestly shocked at how much I enjoyed this.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

3/5

Several bangers but I honestly fond this to be a bit of a slog.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

1/5

1.5 Good voice just incredibly boring

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

Unreal. Loved this! The guitar work is wild.

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

1/5

Crusty grandad music

Bert Jansch

3/5

Got a bit tiresome towards the end but I still very much enjoyed this.

Blackstar

David Bowie

3/5

Definitely an experience. Kinda to hard to rate without a few more listens.

Transformer

Lou Reed

3/5

Enjoyable and a few bangers

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

Pure vibe. Loved it.

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

2/5

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. But it was just too long, I really stuggled towards the end. Tainted Love will always be a banger though.

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

3/5

Never listened to the full album before only the title track. Pretty decent but nothing mindblowing.

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

2/5

Better than some of the other jazz stuff I've heard so far but this genre on its own really just isn't for me. At least it was short.

The Stone Roses

4/5

4.5 One of my favourite albums I've come across doing this. Unreal. Favourite tracks: I Wanna Be Adored, She Bangs the Drums, Fools Gold

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

2/5

I kinda enjoyed it. Fantastic vocals and some groovy tunes but the length of the tracks is ridiculously excessive.

Microshift

Hookworms

2/5

I was fine I guess but there was so much good stuff that came out in 2018 how is this what's on the list? Has anyone even heard of these guys?

Roots

Sepultura

3/5

Vocal performance wasn't really to my taste. But this was a blast!

On The Beach

Neil Young

2/5

Fine just kinda dull

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

Absolutely banging. Loved it.

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

Loved this

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

2/5

Foo Fighters

2/5

Never been into Foo Fighters and this didn't convince me I've been missing out. Nothing wrong with the album it was just incredibly generic.

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

3/5

Enjoyed this. Pretty fun and a handful of bangers

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

If I Could Only Remember My Name

David Crosby

2/5

Not bad but like a bunch of the albums I've listened to so far, boring.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

3/5

Pretty good, love the energy. But at over an hour long it gets tiresome.

1989

Taylor Swift

3/5

A good enjoyable pop album with a few bangers. Still, it did nothing to help me understand the frenzy around Taylor Swift.

Legalize It

Peter Tosh

2/5

I was transported back to Jamaica for a moment. Good vibes just kinda boring.

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

2/5

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

1/5

How is this on the list?!

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

Brilliant

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Decent but every song is extremely samey

Harvest

Neil Young

3/5

3.5 Enjoyed this quite a bit. "There's a World" is fantastic. Just can't see myself relistening very much because it's quite low energy.

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

2/5

Outside of the title track and Frontier Psychiatrist this was incredibly dull

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

3/5

A bunch of absolute classic bangers but as an album, eh. Some songs went on way too long.

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

3/5

Enjoyable listen but nothing special. I regret giving "The Dreaming" a 2.5. After giving it several more spins I'd now rate it a 4.

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

1/5

This was an incredibly annoying and tedious listen.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

2/5

Fine I guess

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

Vibes

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

2/5

Debut

Björk

2/5

2.5 It was alright I guess. Not desperate to re-listen.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

One of the best things I've listened to on this list so far.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

3/5

3.5

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

2/5

Sounds like the soundtrack to some JRPG. Not terrible but not for me.

Traffic

2/5

I've been listening to a lot of 60s/70s rock lately. This was ok but honestly quite dull.

Maxinquaye

Tricky

2/5

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

2/5

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

5/5

I don't even need to listen to this to know it's a 5. One of the greatest debut albums of all time

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

This is a 2 but I'll give it an extra star for the Guitar Hero nostalgia of "Breaking the Law"